#438BA3#438BA3

#438BA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.080 H 222.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BA3
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 163)
HSL	hsl(195, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 14.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.34, -15.25, -19.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.34, 24.77, 231.99°)
OKLab	oklab(60.03% -0.0592 -0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(60.03% 0.08 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1556, 22.3011, 37.9910)
Luminance	0.2230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BA3 #A35B43

analogous

#43A38B #438BA3 #435BA3

triadic

#438BA3 #A3438B #8BA343

tetradic

#438BA3 #8B43A3 #A35B43 #5BA343

square

#438BA3 #8B43A3 #A35B43 #5BA343

split-complementary

#438BA3 #A3435B #A38B43

monochromatic

#1F414C #316678 #438BA3 #64A8BF #8FC1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#438BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#438BA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BA3

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BA3	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D88A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.080 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adbe',
    500: '#438ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ba3;
$custom-light: #80adbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 41.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60028,
    "c": 0.08032,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BA3

secondary

#BC9385

accent

#7556D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BA3

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

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