#438AB8#438AB8

#438AB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.100 H 239.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AB8
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 184)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(204, 64%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 25%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.90, -7.93, -30.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.90, 31.71, 255.51°)
OKLab	oklab(60.75% -0.0504 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(60.75% 0.1 239.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0517, 22.8289, 48.6878)
Luminance	0.2283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AB8 #B87143

analogous

#43B8AC #438AB8 #434FB8

triadic

#438AB8 #B8438A #8AB843

tetradic

#438AB8 #AC43B8 #B87143 #4FB843

square

#438AB8 #AC43B8 #B87143 #4FB843

split-complementary

#438AB8 #B8434F #B8AC43

monochromatic

#22475E #33688B #438AB8 #6EA6CA #9BC2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#438AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#438AB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AB8

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AB8	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758ABA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.100 239.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82accd',
    500: '#438ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ab8;
$custom-light: #82accd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.59,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60747,
    "c": 0.0999,
    "h": 239.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AB8

secondary

#C7A690

accent

#8652D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AB8

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

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