#438AAE#438AAE

#438AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.090 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AAE
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(200, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(200, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.47, -11.21, -25.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.47, 27.98, 246.38°)
OKLab	oklab(60.27% -0.0539 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(60.27% 0.09 233)
XYZ	xyz(19.0403, 22.4244, 43.3611)
Luminance	0.2243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AAE #AE6743

analogous

#43AE9D #438AAE #4355AE

triadic

#438AAE #AE438A #8AAE43

tetradic

#438AAE #9D43AE #AE6743 #55AE43

square

#438AAE #9D43AE #AE6743 #55AE43

split-complementary

#438AAE #AE4355 #AE9D43

monochromatic

#214456 #326782 #438AAE #69A6C5 #95C0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#438AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#438AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AAE

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AAE	1.00	3.83	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7889B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.090 233.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81acc6',
    500: '#438aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438aae;
$custom-light: #81acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.187,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60274,
    "c": 0.0897,
    "h": 233
  },
  "luminance": 0.22426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AAE

secondary

#C29D8B

accent

#7F54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AAE

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

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