#388CA3 Color

#388CA3 is rgb(56, 140, 163) in RGB and hsl(193, 49%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388CA3

HEX#388CA3

RGBrgb(56, 140, 163)

HSLhsl(193, 49%, 43%)

HSVhsv(193, 66%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.087 219.1)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 14%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388CA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388CA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388CA3 Complementary#A34F38 Analogous#38A385 Analogous#3856A3 Triadic#A3388C Triadic#8CA338

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388CA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#45A5BF #63B3CA #82C2D4 #9CCFDD #BBDEE8 #D9EDF2

Shades

#30798D #2A687A #225563 #1B4450 #143139 #0D2126

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