#438AA3#438AA3

#438AA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.080 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AA3
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 163)
HSL	hsl(196, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 15.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.04, -14.71, -19.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.04, 24.81, 233.65°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% -0.0581 -0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.08 223.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0115, 22.0129, 37.9429)
Luminance	0.2202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AA3 #A35C43

analogous

#43A38C #438AA3 #435AA3

triadic

#438AA3 #A3438A #8AA343

tetradic

#438AA3 #8C43A3 #A35C43 #5AA343

square

#438AA3 #8C43A3 #A35C43 #5AA343

split-complementary

#438AA3 #A3435A #A38C43

monochromatic

#1F414C #316578 #438AA3 #64A7BF #8FC0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#438AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#438AA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AA3

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AA3	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)

#7C87A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.080 223.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acbe',
    500: '#438aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438aa3;
$custom-light: #80acbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.625,
    "s": 41.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59784,
    "c": 0.08039,
    "h": 223.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AA3

secondary

#BC9485

accent

#7656D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AA3

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

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