#388CA8 Color

#388CA8 is rgb(56, 140, 168) in RGB and hsl(195, 50%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388CA8

HEX#388CA8

RGBrgb(56, 140, 168)

HSLhsl(195, 50%, 44%)

HSVhsv(195, 67%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.09 223.5)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 17%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388CA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388CA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388CA8 Complementary#A85438 Analogous#38A88C Analogous#3854A8 Triadic#A8388C Triadic#8CA838

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388CA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#47A3C2 #62B1CB #81C0D5 #9FCFDF #BEDEE9 #D9ECF2

Shades

#307991 #2A697E #225667 #1B4350 #133039 #0D2026

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