#388A9F Color

#388A9F is rgb(56, 138, 159) in RGB and hsl(192, 48%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388A9F

HEX#388A9F

RGBrgb(56, 138, 159)

HSLhsl(192, 48%, 42%)

HSVhsv(192, 65%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.084 217.6)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 13%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388A9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388A9F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388A9F Complementary#9F4C38 Analogous#389F80 Analogous#38579F Triadic#9F388A Triadic#8A9F38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388A9F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#42A4BD #60B3C7 #7FC1D2 #9DD0DD #BBDEE7 #D9EDF2

Shades

#317A8C #296675 #225562 #1B424B #143139 #0C1E22

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