#388AA8 Color

#388AA8 is rgb(56, 138, 168) in RGB and hsl(196, 50%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388AA8

HEX#388AA8

RGBrgb(56, 138, 168)

HSLhsl(196, 50%, 44%)

HSVhsv(196, 67%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.091 225.6)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 18%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388AA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388AA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388AA8 Complementary#A85638 Analogous#38A88E Analogous#3852A8 Triadic#A8388A Triadic#8AA838

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388AA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#47A1C2 #62AFCB #81BED5 #9FCEDF #BEDEE9 #D9EBF2

Shades

#307891 #2A687E #225567 #1B4250 #132F39 #0D1F26

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