#388FBD#388FBD

#388FBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.107 H 235.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388FBD
RGB	rgb(56, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(201, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.25, -10.89, -31.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.25, 33.31, 250.91°)
OKLab	oklab(61.79% -0.0608 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(61.79% 0.107 235.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6350, 24.1575, 51.7096)
Luminance	0.2416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388FBD #BD6638

analogous

#38BDA8 #388FBD #384CBD

triadic

#388FBD #BD388F #8FBD38

tetradic

#388FBD #A838BD #BD6638 #4CBD38

square

#388FBD #A838BD #BD6638 #4CBD38

split-complementary

#388FBD #BD384C #BDA838

monochromatic

#1C485F #2A6B8E #388FBD #62AAD0 #91C4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#388FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83

#388FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388FBD

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388FBD	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.107 235.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafd1',
    500: '#388fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388fbd;
$custom-light: #7fafd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.752,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61789,
    "c": 0.10742,
    "h": 235.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388FBD

secondary

#C99E87

accent

#7D4ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388FBD

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

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