#388593

Closest named color: Teal Blue (#01889F). oklch(57.5% 0.078 211.4), rgb(56, 133, 147).

Black text reads best on this color (4.94:1).

About this color

#388593 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 211°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Blue (#01889F), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.078)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Blue (#01889F)
Black text	4.94:1
White text	4.24:1

Values

HEX	#388593
RGB	rgb(56, 133, 147)
HSL	hsl(189, 45%, 40%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.078 211.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #388593	4.24:1	AA large text	Lc -74.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #388593	4.94:1	AA	Lc 35.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#388593 text on white	4.24:1	AA large text	Lc 69.1	Content text, not long reading
#388593 text on black	4.94:1	AA	Lc -32.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F7

oklch(97% 0.004 214.3)
Step 100
100

#E3ECEE

oklch(93.7% 0.01 212.5)
Step 200
200

#CBDDE0

oklch(88.5% 0.02 208.8)
Step 300
300

#A8C7CE

oklch(80.9% 0.035 212.9)
Step 400
400

#77AAB5

oklch(70.6% 0.056 212.6)
Step 500
500

#5195A2

oklch(63% 0.072 211.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#388593

oklch(57.5% 0.078 211.4)
Step 700
700

#236C78

oklch(49.2% 0.072 210.5)
Step 800
800

#205862

oklch(42.8% 0.06 211.3)
Step 900
900

#204850

oklch(37.6% 0.047 212.4)
Step 950
950

#142A2F

oklch(26.9% 0.029 214)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#388593 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#7A8194	0.073
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6C7693	0.067
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008B89	0.035
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7B7B7B	0.078