#388FB0#388FB0

#388FB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.096 H 226.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388FB0
RGB	rgb(56, 143, 176)
HSL	hsl(197, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.70, -15.25, -24.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.70, 29.21, 238.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.18% -0.0655 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(61.18% 0.096 226.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2867, 23.6182, 44.6082)
Luminance	0.2362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388FB0 #B05938

analogous

#38B095 #388FB0 #3853B0

triadic

#388FB0 #B0388F #8FB038

tetradic

#388FB0 #9538B0 #B05938 #53B038

square

#388FB0 #9538B0 #B05938 #53B038

split-complementary

#388FB0 #B03853 #B09538

monochromatic

#1A4453 #296982 #388FB0 #5BACCB #89C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#388FB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#388FB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388FB0

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388FB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388FB0	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)

#7D8CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388fb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 143, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.096 226.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafc7',
    500: '#388fb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388fb0;
$custom-light: #7dafc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388fb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.5,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61178,
    "c": 0.09565,
    "h": 226.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388FB0

secondary

#C49380

accent

#744DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388FB0

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

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