#438ABD#438ABD

#438ABD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.105 H 242.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438ABD
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(205, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 27%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.12, -6.27, -33.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.12, 33.80, 259.31°)
OKLab	oklab(60.99% -0.0487 -0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(60.99% 0.105 242.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5851, 23.0423, 51.4970)
Luminance	0.2304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438ABD #BD7643

analogous

#43BDB3 #438ABD #434DBD

triadic

#438ABD #BD438A #8ABD43

tetradic

#438ABD #B343BD #BD7643 #4DBD43

square

#438ABD #B343BD #BD7643 #4DBD43

split-complementary

#438ABD #BD434D #BDB343

monochromatic

#234863 #336990 #438ABD #70A6CD #9EC2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#438ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#438ABD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438ABD

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438ABD	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.105 242.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acd1',
    500: '#438abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438abd;
$custom-light: #83acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.082,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60994,
    "c": 0.10543,
    "h": 242.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438ABD

secondary

#C9A993

accent

#8950D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438ABD

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

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