#388FBF#388FBF

#388FBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.109 H 236.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388FBF
RGB	rgb(56, 143, 191)
HSL	hsl(201, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 25.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.33, -10.21, -32.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.33, 34.04, 252.55°)
OKLab	oklab(61.89% -0.0601 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(61.89% 0.109 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8536, 24.2449, 52.8608)
Luminance	0.2425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388FBF #BF6838

analogous

#38BFAB #388FBF #384CBF

triadic

#388FBF #BF388F #8FBF38

tetradic

#388FBF #AB38BF #BF6838 #4CBF38

square

#388FBF #AB38BF #BF6838 #4CBF38

split-complementary

#388FBF #BF384C #BFAB38

monochromatic

#1C4860 #2A6C90 #388FBF #63AAD1 #92C4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#388FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#388FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388FBF

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388FBF	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 143, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.109 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafd2',
    500: '#388fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388fbf;
$custom-light: #7fafd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.333,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61887,
    "c": 0.10943,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388FBF

secondary

#CAA089

accent

#7E4ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388FBF

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

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