#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
RGBrgb(67, 138, 180)
HSLhsl(202, 46%, 48%)
HSVhsv(202, 63%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(62.8%, 23.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LABlab(54.72, -9.25, -28.69)
CIE-LCHlch(54.72, 30.14, 252.12°)
OKLaboklab(60.56% -0.0518 -0.0804)
OKLCHoklch(60.56% 0.096 237.2)
XYZxyz(19.6383, 22.6636, 46.5107)
Luminance0.2267 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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
##438AB41.003.805.535.53
#FFFFFF3.801.0021.0021.00
#0000005.5321.001.001.00
##0000005.5321.001.001.00

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

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#438AB4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva