#388EA8 Color

#388EA8 is rgb(56, 142, 168) in RGB and hsl(194, 50%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388EA8

HEX#388EA8

RGBrgb(56, 142, 168)

HSLhsl(194, 50%, 44%)

HSVhsv(194, 67%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.09 221.3)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 15%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388EA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388EA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388EA8 Complementary#A85238 Analogous#38A88A Analogous#3856A8 Triadic#A8388E Triadic#8EA838

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388EA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#47A5C2 #62B2CB #81C1D5 #9FD0DF #BEDFE9 #D9ECF2

Shades

#307B91 #2A6B7E #225767 #1B4450 #133039 #0D2026

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