#389FB2

Closest named color: Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0). oklch(65.2% 0.096 212.3), rgb(56, 159, 178).

Black text reads best on this color (6.77:1).

About this color

#389FB2 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.096 and its hue 212°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.77:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.096)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0)
Black text	6.77:1
White text	3.10:1

Values

HEX	#389FB2
RGB	rgb(56, 159, 178)
HSL	hsl(189, 52%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.2% 0.096 212.3)

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 #389FB2	3.10:1	AA large text	Lc -63.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #389FB2	6.77:1	AA	Lc 46.4	Large or bold text, headings
#389FB2 text on white	3.10:1	AA large text	Lc 57.7	Large or bold text, headings
#389FB2 text on black	6.77:1	AA	Lc -44.1	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 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F8

oklch(97.2% 0.007 208.8)
Step 100
100

#E0ECEF

oklch(93.5% 0.013 214.4)
Step 200
200

#C6DEE3

oklch(88.4% 0.026 211.6)
Step 300
300

#9EC9D2

oklch(80.8% 0.047 211.9)
Step 400
400

#65ADBC

oklch(70.6% 0.075 212.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#389FB2

oklch(65.2% 0.096 212.3)
Step 600
600

#008294

oklch(55.7% 0.097 211.6)
Step 700
700

#006D7D

oklch(49.1% 0.086 212.3)
Step 800
800

#005967

oklch(42.6% 0.075 213)
Step 900
900

#074A55

oklch(37.7% 0.063 212.3)
Step 950
950

#092B32

oklch(26.9% 0.04 214.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#389FB2 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)	#909AB3	0.088
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7F8DB2	0.080
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A7A5	0.039
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.097