#438AB0#438AB0

#438AB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.092 H 234.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AB0
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 176)
HSL	hsl(201, 45%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.56, -10.56, -26.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.56, 28.67, 248.39°)
OKLab	oklab(60.37% -0.0532 -0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(60.37% 0.092 234.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2367, 22.5029, 44.3956)
Luminance	0.2251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AB0 #B06943

analogous

#43B09F #438AB0 #4354B0

triadic

#438AB0 #B0438A #8AB043

tetradic

#438AB0 #9F43B0 #B06943 #54B043

square

#438AB0 #9F43B0 #B06943 #54B043

split-complementary

#438AB0 #B04354 #B09F43

monochromatic

#214457 #326784 #438AB0 #6AA6C6 #96C1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#438AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#438AB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AB0

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AB0	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7889B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.092 234.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81acc7',
    500: '#438ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ab0;
$custom-light: #81acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.917,
    "s": 44.856,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60366,
    "c": 0.09162,
    "h": 234.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AB0

secondary

#C39F8C

accent

#8053D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AB0

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

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