#388CB2 Color

#388CB2 is rgb(56, 140, 178) in RGB and hsl(199, 52%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388CB2

HEX#388CB2

RGBrgb(56, 140, 178)

HSLhsl(199, 52%, 46%)

HSVhsv(199, 69%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.098 231.2)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 21%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388CB2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388CB2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388CB2 Complementary#B25F38 Analogous#38B29C Analogous#384FB2 Triadic#B2388C Triadic#8CB238

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388CB2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#499EC5 #68AFCF #83BDD8 #A2CDE2 #BDDCEA #DCECF4

Shades

#31799B #2A6784 #22556D #1B4355 #14313E #0C1E27

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