#388EA3 Color

#388EA3 is rgb(56, 142, 163) in RGB and hsl(192, 49%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388EA3

HEX#388EA3

RGBrgb(56, 142, 163)

HSLhsl(192, 49%, 43%)

HSVhsv(192, 66%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.087 216.8)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 13%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388EA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388EA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388EA3 Complementary#A34D38 Analogous#38A383 Analogous#3858A3 Triadic#A3388E Triadic#8EA338

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388EA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#45A7BF #63B5CA #82C4D4 #9CD0DD #BBDFE8 #D9EDF2

Shades

#307A8D #2A6A7A #225663 #1B4550 #143139 #0D2126

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