#438AB2#438AB2

#438AB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.094 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AB2
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 178)
HSL	hsl(202, 45%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 62%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 22.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.64, -9.91, -27.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.64, 29.39, 250.30°)
OKLab	oklab(60.46% -0.0525 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(60.46% 0.094 235.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4360, 22.5827, 45.4455)
Luminance	0.2258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AB2 #B26B43

analogous

#43B2A2 #438AB2 #4352B2

triadic

#438AB2 #B2438A #8AB243

tetradic

#438AB2 #A243B2 #B26B43 #52B243

square

#438AB2 #A243B2 #B26B43 #52B243

split-complementary

#438AB2 #B24352 #B2A243

monochromatic

#224559 #326886 #438AB2 #6BA6C7 #97C1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#438AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#438AB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AB2

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AB2	1.00	3.81	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7789B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.094 235.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acc9',
    500: '#438ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ab2;
$custom-light: #82acc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.622,
    "s": 45.306,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6046,
    "c": 0.09361,
    "h": 235.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AB2

secondary

#C4A18D

accent

#8253D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AB2

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

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