#388AA3 Color

#388AA3 is rgb(56, 138, 163) in RGB and hsl(194, 49%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388AA3

HEX#388AA3

RGBrgb(56, 138, 163)

HSLhsl(194, 49%, 43%)

HSVhsv(194, 66%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.087 221.3)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 15%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388AA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388AA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388AA3 Complementary#A35138 Analogous#38A387 Analogous#3855A3 Triadic#A3388A Triadic#8AA338

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388AA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#45A3BF #63B2CA #82C1D4 #9CCEDD #BBDDE8 #D9ECF2

Shades

#30778D #2A677A #225463 #1B4450 #143039 #0D2026

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