#438BA0#438BA0

#438BA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.078 H 219.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BA0
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 160)
HSL	hsl(194, 41%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 58%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.23, -16.18, -17.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.23, 24.17, 227.98°)
OKLab	oklab(59.9% -0.0604 -0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(59.9% 0.078 219.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.8900, 22.1949, 36.5921)
Luminance	0.2220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BA0 #A05843

analogous

#43A086 #438BA0 #435DA0

triadic

#438BA0 #A0438B #8BA043

tetradic

#438BA0 #8643A0 #A05843 #5DA043

square

#438BA0 #8643A0 #A05843 #5DA043

split-complementary

#438BA0 #A0435D #A08643

monochromatic

#1F404A #316675 #438BA0 #63A9BE #8EC1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#438BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#438BA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BA0

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BA0	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.078 219.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adbc',
    500: '#438ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ba0;
$custom-light: #80adbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.548,
    "s": 40.969,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59901,
    "c": 0.07834,
    "h": 219.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BA0

secondary

#BB9084

accent

#7257D1

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BA0

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

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