#438AB3#438AB3

#438AB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.095 H 236.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AB3
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 179)
HSL	hsl(202, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 22.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.68, -9.58, -28.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.68, 29.76, 251.22°)
OKLab	oklab(60.51% -0.0521 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(60.51% 0.095 236.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5368, 22.6230, 45.9762)
Luminance	0.2263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AB3 #B36C43

analogous

#43B3A4 #438AB3 #4352B3

triadic

#438AB3 #B3438A #8AB343

tetradic

#438AB3 #A443B3 #B36C43 #52B343

square

#438AB3 #A443B3 #B36C43 #52B343

split-complementary

#438AB3 #B34352 #B3A443

monochromatic

#22455A #326886 #438AB3 #6BA6C8 #98C1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#438AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#438AB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AB3

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AB3	1.00	3.80	5.53	5.53
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7789B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.095 236.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acca',
    500: '#438ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ab3;
$custom-light: #82acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.964,
    "s": 45.528,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60507,
    "c": 0.09463,
    "h": 236.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AB3

secondary

#C4A28D

accent

#8253D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AB3

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

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