#438AB4#438AB4

#438AB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.096 H 237.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AB4
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 180)
HSL	hsl(202, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 23.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.72, -9.25, -28.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.72, 30.14, 252.12°)
OKLab	oklab(60.56% -0.0518 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(60.56% 0.096 237.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6383, 22.6636, 46.5107)
Luminance	0.2267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AB4 #B46D43

analogous

#43B4A5 #438AB4 #4351B4

triadic

#438AB4 #B4438A #8AB443

tetradic

#438AB4 #A543B4 #B46D43 #51B443

square

#438AB4 #A543B4 #B46D43 #51B443

split-complementary

#438AB4 #B44351 #B4A543

monochromatic

#22465B #326887 #438AB4 #6CA6C8 #99C1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#438AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#438AB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AB4

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AB4	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)

#7689B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.096 237.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acca',
    500: '#438ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ab4;
$custom-light: #82acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.301,
    "s": 45.749,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60555,
    "c": 0.09566,
    "h": 237.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AB4

secondary

#C5A28E

accent

#8352D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AB4

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

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