#438ABE#438ABE

#438ABE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.107 H 243.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438ABE
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 190)
HSL	hsl(205, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(205, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.16, -5.93, -33.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.16, 34.23, 260.02°)
OKLab	oklab(61.04% -0.0484 -0.0949)
OKLCH	oklch(61.04% 0.107 243)
XYZ	xyz(20.6940, 23.0859, 52.0706)
Luminance	0.2309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438ABE #BE7743

analogous

#43BEB5 #438ABE #434CBE

triadic

#438ABE #BE438A #8ABE43

tetradic

#438ABE #B543BE #BE7743 #4CBE43

square

#438ABE #B543BE #BE7743 #4CBE43

split-complementary

#438ABE #BE434C #BEB543

monochromatic

#234864 #326991 #438ABE #70A6CE #9EC3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#438ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#438ABE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438ABE

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438ABE	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.107 243.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acd2',
    500: '#438abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438abe;
$custom-light: #83acd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.366,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61044,
    "c": 0.10657,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.23088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438ABE

secondary

#CAAA93

accent

#8950D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438ABE

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

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