#438AA5#438AA5

#438AA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.082 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AA5
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 165)
HSL	hsl(197, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 59%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 16.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.12, -14.08, -21.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.12, 25.30, 236.18°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% -0.0573 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.082 225.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1921, 22.0851, 38.8942)
Luminance	0.2209 (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

#438AA5 #A55E43

analogous

#43A58F #438AA5 #4359A5

triadic

#438AA5 #A5438A #8AA543

tetradic

#438AA5 #8F43A5 #A55E43 #59A543

square

#438AA5 #8F43A5 #A55E43 #59A543

split-complementary

#438AA5 #A54359 #A58F43

monochromatic

#20414E #316679 #438AA5 #65A7C0 #90C0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#438AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#438AA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AA5

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AA5	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B87A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009293

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.082 225.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80acbf',
    500: '#438aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438aa5;
$custom-light: #80acbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.531,
    "s": 42.241,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59871,
    "c": 0.08189,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AA5

secondary

#BD9686

accent

#7856D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AA5

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

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