All About Color #388EAD

#388EAD

About #388EAD

#388EAD is a medium blue color with the hex code #388EAD. In RGB it is red 56, green 142, blue 173; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 51%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 68%, 18%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 3.72:1 on white and 5.64:1 on black.

#388EAD Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, 8E, AD
CMYK67.63%, 17.92%, 0.00%, 32.16%
RGB Decimal56, 142, 173
HSL196°, 51%, 45%
RGB Octal70, 216, 255
HSV (HSB)195.90°, 67.63%, 67.84%
RGB Binary111000, 10001110, 10101101
CIE-L*AB55.28, -15.68, -23.86
RGB Percent21.96%, 55.69%, 67.84%
CIE-L*CH55.28, 28.55, 236.68
XYZ18.85, 23.20, 43.02
CIE-L*UV55.28, -32.94, -33.96
xyY0.22, 0.27, 23.20
Hunter-Lab48.17, -14.46, -19.23
RYB21.96%, 41.40%, 67.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#388EAD on a dark background: contrast 5.64:1, passes WCAG AA.
#388EAD on a light background: contrast 3.72:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #388EAD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#388EAD · #71B7D1 · #225568 · #AD5738 · #D18A71

Analogous palette

#38AD57 · #38AD92 · #388EAD · #3854AD · #5738AD

Triadic palette

#388EAD · #AD388E · #8EAD38 · #71B7D1 · #D171B7

Tetradic palette

#388EAD · #9238AD · #AD5738 · #54AD38 · #225568

Monochromatic palette

#132F3A · #255F74 · #388EAD · #65B1CD · #9FCEE0

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