#438AB7#438AB7

#438AB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.099 H 239.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AB7
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 183)
HSL	hsl(203, 46%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 63%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 24.6%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.85, -8.27, -30.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.85, 31.31, 254.69°)
OKLab	oklab(60.7% -0.0507 -0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(60.7% 0.099 239.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9472, 22.7872, 48.1377)
Luminance	0.2279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AB7 #B77043

analogous

#43B7AA #438AB7 #4350B7

triadic

#438AB7 #B7438A #8AB743

tetradic

#438AB7 #AA43B7 #B77043 #50B743

square

#438AB7 #AA43B7 #B77043 #50B743

split-complementary

#438AB7 #B74350 #B7AA43

monochromatic

#22465D #33688A #438AB7 #6DA6CA #9AC1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#438AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#438AB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AB7

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AB7	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758AB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.099 239.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82accc',
    500: '#438ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ab7;
$custom-light: #82accc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.276,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60699,
    "c": 0.09882,
    "h": 239.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AB7

secondary

#C6A590

accent

#8552D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AB7

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

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