#438AB9#438AB9

#438AB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.101 H 240.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438AB9
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 185)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(204, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 25.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.94, -7.60, -31.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.94, 32.12, 256.31°)
OKLab	oklab(60.8% -0.0501 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(60.8% 0.101 240.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1569, 22.8710, 49.2418)
Luminance	0.2287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438AB9 #B97243

analogous

#43B9AD #438AB9 #434FB9

triadic

#438AB9 #B9438A #8AB943

tetradic

#438AB9 #AD43B9 #B97243 #4FB943

square

#438AB9 #AD43B9 #B97243 #4FB943

split-complementary

#438AB9 #B9434F #B9AD43

monochromatic

#22475F #33688C #438AB9 #6FA6CB #9BC2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#438AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#438AB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438AB9

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438AB9	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)

#758ABB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.101 240.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acce',
    500: '#438ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ab9;
$custom-light: #83acce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.898,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60796,
    "c": 0.10098,
    "h": 240.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438AB9

secondary

#C7A691

accent

#8651D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438AB9

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

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