#438AD2#438AD2
#438AD2 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.131 H 251.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438AD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 138, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 61%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 68%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 34.3%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.11, 0.91, -43.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.11, 43.55, 271.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.1% -0.0425 -0.1235) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.1% 0.131 251) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0318, 24.0210, 64.3830) |
| Luminance | 0.2402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.32
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.46
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.98
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.26
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.34
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438AD2 #D28B43
analogous
#43D1D2 #438AD2 #4443D2
triadic
#438AD2 #D2438A #8AD243
tetradic
#438AD2 #D243D1 #D28B43 #43D244
square
#438AD2 #D243D1 #D28B43 #43D244
split-complementary
#438AD2 #D24443 #D1D243
monochromatic
#1E4D7D #2A6BAE #438AD2 #74A9DE #A6C7EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#438AD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#438AD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438AD2
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438AD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438AD2 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A8ED5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5680D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438ad2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.131 251.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86abe0',
500: '#438ad2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438ad2; $custom-light: #86abe0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438ad2",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 138,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.21,
"s": 61.373,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62102,
"c": 0.13065,
"h": 251
},
"luminance": 0.24023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438AD2
secondary
#D7B99A
accent
#9443E4
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83