#388FAE#388FAE

#388FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.094 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388FAE
RGB	rgb(56, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(196, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.62, -15.91, -23.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.62, 28.71, 236.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.09% -0.0663 -0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(61.09% 0.094 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0903, 23.5396, 43.5737)
Luminance	0.2354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388FAE #AE5738

analogous

#38AE92 #388FAE #3854AE

triadic

#388FAE #AE388F #8FAE38

tetradic

#388FAE #9238AE #AE5738 #54AE38

square

#388FAE #9238AE #AE5738 #54AE38

split-complementary

#388FAE #AE3854 #AE9238

monochromatic

#1A4351 #296980 #388FAE #59ACCA #88C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#388FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#388FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388FAE

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388FAE	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.094 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafc6',
    500: '#388fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388fae;
$custom-light: #7dafc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.763,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61089,
    "c": 0.09408,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388FAE

secondary

#C3917F

accent

#724DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388FAE

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

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