#438BA1#438BA1

#438BA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.079 H 220.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BA1
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 161)
HSL	hsl(194, 41%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 58%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 13.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.27, -15.87, -18.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.27, 24.36, 229.33°)
OKLab	oklab(59.94% -0.06 -0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(59.94% 0.079 220.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9779, 22.2300, 37.0547)
Luminance	0.2223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BA1 #A15943

analogous

#43A188 #438BA1 #435CA1

triadic

#438BA1 #A1438B #8BA143

tetradic

#438BA1 #8843A1 #A15943 #5CA143

square

#438BA1 #8843A1 #A15943 #5CA143

split-complementary

#438BA1 #A1435C #A18843

monochromatic

#1F404B #316676 #438BA1 #63A9BE #8EC1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#438BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#438BA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BA1

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BA1	1.00	3.86	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.079 220.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adbc',
    500: '#438ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ba1;
$custom-light: #80adbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.043,
    "s": 41.228,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59943,
    "c": 0.07898,
    "h": 220.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BA1

secondary

#BB9184

accent

#7357D1

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BA1

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

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