#438AA4#438AA4

#438AA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.081 H 224.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AA4
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 164)
HSL	hsl(196, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 15.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.08, -14.39, -20.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.08, 25.05, 234.92°)
OKLab	oklab(59.83% -0.0577 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(59.83% 0.081 224.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1014, 22.0489, 38.4167)
Luminance	0.2205 (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

#438AA4 #A45D43

analogous

#43A48D #438AA4 #435AA4

triadic

#438AA4 #A4438A #8AA443

tetradic

#438AA4 #8D43A4 #A45D43 #5AA443

square

#438AA4 #8D43A4 #A45D43 #5AA443

split-complementary

#438AA4 #A4435A #A48D43

monochromatic

#1F414D #316579 #438AA4 #64A7C0 #90C0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#438AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#438AA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AA4

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AA4	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C87A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.081 224.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acbf',
    500: '#438aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438aa4;
$custom-light: #80acbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.082,
    "s": 41.991,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59828,
    "c": 0.08113,
    "h": 224.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AA4

secondary

#BD9586

accent

#7756D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AA4

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

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