#438499#438499

#438499 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.074 H 221.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438499
RGB	rgb(67, 132, 153)
HSL	hsl(195, 39%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 13.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.83, -14.50, -17.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.83, 22.78, 230.46°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% -0.0551 -0.0487)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.074 221.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3135, 19.9942, 33.1304)
Luminance	0.2000 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438499 #995843

analogous

#439983 #438499 #435999

triadic

#438499 #994384 #849943

tetradic

#438499 #834399 #995843 #599943

square

#438499 #834399 #995843 #599943

split-complementary

#438499 #994359 #998343

monochromatic

#1E3B44 #305F6E #438499 #60A3B9 #8ABCCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#438499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#438499 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438499

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438499	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#78819A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7799

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 132, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.074 221.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ea7b7',
    500: '#438499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438499;
$custom-light: #7ea7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.651,
    "s": 39.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57894,
    "c": 0.0736,
    "h": 221.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438499

secondary

#B78E81

accent

#7659CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #438499

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

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