#438AAD#438AAD

#438AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.089 H 232.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AAD
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(200, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(200, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.43, -11.53, -25.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.43, 27.65, 245.35°)
OKLab	oklab(60.23% -0.0543 -0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(60.23% 0.089 232.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9431, 22.3855, 42.8496)
Luminance	0.2239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AAD #AD6643

analogous

#43AD9B #438AAD #4355AD

triadic

#438AAD #AD438A #8AAD43

tetradic

#438AAD #9B43AD #AD6643 #55AD43

square

#438AAD #9B43AD #AD6643 #55AD43

split-complementary

#438AAD #AD4355 #AD9B43

monochromatic

#214455 #326781 #438AAD #68A6C5 #95C0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#438AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#438AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AAD

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AAD	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009396

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.089 232.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81acc5',
    500: '#438aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438aad;
$custom-light: #81acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.811,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60228,
    "c": 0.08875,
    "h": 232.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AAD

secondary

#C19D8A

accent

#7E54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AAD

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

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