#388FAF#388FAF

#388FAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.095 H 226.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388FAF
RGB	rgb(56, 143, 175)
HSL	hsl(196, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.66, -15.58, -24.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.66, 28.95, 237.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.13% -0.0659 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(61.13% 0.095 226)
XYZ	xyz(19.1881, 23.5787, 44.0890)
Luminance	0.2358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388FAF #AF5838

analogous

#38AF93 #388FAF #3854AF

triadic

#388FAF #AF388F #8FAF38

tetradic

#388FAF #9338AF #AF5838 #54AF38

square

#388FAF #9338AF #AF5838 #54AF38

split-complementary

#388FAF #AF3854 #AF9338

monochromatic

#1A4352 #296981 #388FAF #5AACCA #88C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#388FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#388FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388FAF

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388FAF	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 143, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.095 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafc7',
    500: '#388faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388faf;
$custom-light: #7dafc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.134,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61133,
    "c": 0.09486,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.23581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388FAF

secondary

#C39280

accent

#734DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388FAF

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

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