#438AD7#438AD7
#438AD7 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.137 H 252.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438AD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 138, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 65%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 69%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 35.8%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.36, 2.65, -45.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.36, 46.03, 273.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.38% -0.0412 -0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.38% 0.137 252.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6644, 24.2740, 67.7150) |
| Luminance | 0.2428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.84
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.88
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.93
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.49
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.81
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438AD7 #D79043
analogous
#43D4D7 #438AD7 #4643D7
triadic
#438AD7 #D7438A #8AD743
tetradic
#438AD7 #D743D4 #D79043 #43D746
square
#438AD7 #D743D4 #D79043 #43D746
split-complementary
#438AD7 #D74643 #D4D743
monochromatic
#1C4E84 #276BB6 #438AD7 #75A9E2 #A8C9EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#438AD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#438AD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438AD7
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438AD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438AD7 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#678FDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5281D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438ad7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 138, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.137 252.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87abe4',
500: '#438ad7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438ad7; $custom-light: #87abe4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438ad7",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 138,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.216,
"s": 64.912,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62382,
"c": 0.13693,
"h": 252.5
},
"luminance": 0.24277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438AD7
secondary
#DABC9C
accent
#9740E8
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7D7F83