#438ACC#438ACC

#438ACC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.123 H 249.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438ACC
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 204)
HSL	hsl(209, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(209, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 32.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.81, -1.17, -40.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.81, 40.64, 268.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.77% -0.0442 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(61.77% 0.123 249)
XYZ	xyz(22.2982, 23.7276, 60.5198)
Luminance	0.2373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#438ACC #CC8543

analogous

#43CCC9 #438ACC #4345CC

triadic

#438ACC #CC438A #8ACC43

tetradic

#438ACC #C943CC #CC8543 #45CC43

square

#438ACC #C943CC #CC8543 #45CC43

split-complementary

#438ACC #CC4345 #CCC943

monochromatic

#204C75 #2D6BA5 #438ACC #73A8D9 #A3C6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#438ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#438ACC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438ACC

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438ACC	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D8DCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A80CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.123 249.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85abdc',
    500: '#438acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438acc;
$custom-light: #85abdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.905,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61774,
    "c": 0.12321,
    "h": 249
  },
  "luminance": 0.2373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438ACC

secondary

#D3B498

accent

#9147E1

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #438ACC

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

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