#388FAD#388FAD

#388FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.093 H 224.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388FAD
RGB	rgb(56, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(195, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.58, -16.24, -23.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.58, 28.47, 235.23°)
OKLab	oklab(61.04% -0.0667 -0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(61.04% 0.093 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9931, 23.5007, 43.0622)
Luminance	0.2350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388FAD #AD5638

analogous

#38AD91 #388FAD #3854AD

triadic

#388FAD #AD388F #8FAD38

tetradic

#388FAD #9138AD #AD5638 #54AD38

square

#388FAD #9138AD #AD5638 #54AD38

split-complementary

#388FAD #AD3854 #AD9138

monochromatic

#1A4351 #29697F #388FAD #59ACC9 #87C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#388FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#388FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388FAD

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388FAD	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.093 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7db0c5',
    500: '#388fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388fad;
$custom-light: #7db0c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.385,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61044,
    "c": 0.09333,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388FAD

secondary

#C2907F

accent

#714DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388FAD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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