Close to Peacock
#388FAC
#388FAC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Peacock. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 56.1% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 51% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #388FAC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.69:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #388FAC as they’d see it.
#388FAC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #388FAC
What color is #388FAC?
#388FAC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Peacock. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 56.1% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 51% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #388FAC in RGB?
#388FAC is rgb(56, 143, 172): 56 red, 143 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #388FAC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(67, 17, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #388FAC?
PANTONE 7459 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #388FAC?
Its complement #B17764 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.