Information about #388ABC color

#388ABC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #388ABC belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(56, 138, 188) — 22% red, 54.1% green, 73.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 52 / 20 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #388ABC reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1). Slightly further away sit Sports Star (#3D85B8) and Boston Blue (#3B91B4).

The recipe behind #388ABC is rgb(56, 138, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #388ABC: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#388ABC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#388ABC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#388ABC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#388ABC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#388ABC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#388ABC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#BC6B38
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#BCAD38
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#BC3848
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BC388A
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#8ABC38
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#6B38BC
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#BC6B38
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#8ABC38
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#AD38BC
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#BC6B38
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#48BC38
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Nearest named colors to #388ABC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

#388ABC color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#388ABC color image #388ABC color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#388ABC
  • RGB56, 138, 188
  • CMYK52, 20, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(56, 138, 188)
  • HSL203°, 54%, 48%
  • HSL Precise202.727°, 54.098%, 47.843%
  • HSV203°, 70%, 74%
  • HSB203°, 70%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.541, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.541, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.541, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID388ABC
  • DECIMAL ID3705532
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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