#438BA4#438BA4

#438BA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.081 H 223.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BA4
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 164)
HSL	hsl(195, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.38, -14.94, -20.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.38, 24.99, 233.28°)
OKLab	oklab(60.07% -0.0588 -0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(60.07% 0.081 223.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2456, 22.3371, 38.4647)
Luminance	0.2234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BA4 #A45C43

analogous

#43A48C #438BA4 #435AA4

triadic

#438BA4 #A4438B #8BA443

tetradic

#438BA4 #8C43A4 #A45C43 #5AA443

square

#438BA4 #8C43A4 #A45C43 #5AA443

split-complementary

#438BA4 #A4435A #A48C43

monochromatic

#1F414D #316679 #438BA4 #64A8C0 #90C1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#438BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.47

#438BA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BA4

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BA4	1.00	3.84	5.47	5.47
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D88A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.081 223.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adbf',
    500: '#438ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ba4;
$custom-light: #80adbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.464,
    "s": 41.991,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6007,
    "c": 0.08104,
    "h": 223.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BA4

secondary

#BD9486

accent

#7656D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BA4

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

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