#438ACD#438ACD

#438ACD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.124 H 249.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438ACD
RGB	rgb(67, 138, 205)
HSL	hsl(209, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(209, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.86, -0.82, -41.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.86, 41.12, 268.85°)
OKLab	oklab(61.83% -0.0439 -0.1164)
OKLCH	oklch(61.83% 0.124 249.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4186, 23.7757, 61.1535)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438ACD #CD8643

analogous

#43CDCB #438ACD #4345CD

triadic

#438ACD #CD438A #8ACD43

tetradic

#438ACD #CB43CD #CD8643 #45CD43

square

#438ACD #CB43CD #CD8643 #45CD43

split-complementary

#438ACD #CD4345 #CDCB43

monochromatic

#1F4C76 #2C6BA7 #438ACD #73A8DA #A4C6E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#438ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#438ACD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438ACD

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438ACD	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C8DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5980CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.124 249.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86abdc',
    500: '#438acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438acd;
$custom-light: #86abdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.13,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61828,
    "c": 0.12444,
    "h": 249.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438ACD

secondary

#D4B598

accent

#9247E1

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #438ACD

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

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