#438498#438498

#438498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.073 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438498
RGB	rgb(67, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(194, 39%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(194, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.79, -14.81, -17.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.79, 22.58, 229.01°)
OKLab	oklab(57.85% -0.0555 -0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(57.85% 0.073 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.2313, 19.9613, 32.6972)
Luminance	0.1996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#438498 #985743

analogous

#439882 #438498 #435998

triadic

#438498 #984384 #849843

tetradic

#438498 #824398 #985743 #599843

square

#438498 #824398 #985743 #599843

split-complementary

#438498 #984359 #988243

monochromatic

#1E3A43 #305F6E #438498 #60A4B9 #8ABCCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#438498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#438498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438498

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438498	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.073 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ea7b6',
    500: '#438498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438498;
$custom-light: #7ea7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.118,
    "s": 38.813,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57852,
    "c": 0.07294,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438498

secondary

#B68D80

accent

#7559CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #438498

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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