#438AA2#438AA2

#438AA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.080 H 222.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AA2
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 162)
HSL	hsl(195, 41%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.00, -15.02, -19.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.00, 24.58, 232.35°)
OKLab	oklab(59.74% -0.0585 -0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(59.74% 0.08 222.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.9223, 21.9772, 37.4729)
Luminance	0.2198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AA2 #A25B43

analogous

#43A28B #438AA2 #435AA2

triadic

#438AA2 #A2438A #8AA243

tetradic

#438AA2 #8B43A2 #A25B43 #5AA243

square

#438AA2 #8B43A2 #A25B43 #5AA243

split-complementary

#438AA2 #A2435A #A28B43

monochromatic

#1F404B #316577 #438AA2 #64A8BF #8FC0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#438AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#438AA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AA2

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AA2	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C87A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.080 222.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acbd',
    500: '#438aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438aa2;
$custom-light: #80acbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.158,
    "s": 41.485,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59742,
    "c": 0.07967,
    "h": 222.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AA2

secondary

#BC9385

accent

#7656D1

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AA2

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

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