#438AAC#438AAC

#438AAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.088 H 231.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AAC
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 172)
HSL	hsl(199, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 19.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.39, -11.85, -24.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.39, 27.32, 244.29°)
OKLab	oklab(60.18% -0.0546 -0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(60.18% 0.088 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8467, 22.3470, 42.3419)
Luminance	0.2235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AAC #AC6543

analogous

#43AC9A #438AAC #4355AC

triadic

#438AAC #AC438A #8AAC43

tetradic

#438AAC #9A43AC #AC6543 #55AC43

square

#438AAC #9A43AC #AC6543 #55AC43

split-complementary

#438AAC #AC4355 #AC9A43

monochromatic

#214354 #326780 #438AAC #68A6C4 #94C0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#438AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.47

#438AAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AAC

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AAC	1.00	3.84	5.47	5.47
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009395

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.088 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81acc4',
    500: '#438aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438aac;
$custom-light: #81acc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.429,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60182,
    "c": 0.08783,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AAC

secondary

#C19C8A

accent

#7D54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AAC

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

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