#438BAA#438BAA

#438BAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.086 H 228.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BAA
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 170)
HSL	hsl(198, 43%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 18.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.62, -13.05, -23.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.62, 26.55, 240.56°)
OKLab	oklab(60.33% -0.0565 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(60.33% 0.086 228.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8002, 22.5590, 41.3860)
Luminance	0.2256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BAA #AA6243

analogous

#43AA96 #438BAA #4358AA

triadic

#438BAA #AA438B #8BAA43

tetradic

#438BAA #9643AA #AA6243 #58AA43

square

#438BAA #9643AA #AA6243 #58AA43

split-complementary

#438BAA #AA4358 #AA9643

monochromatic

#204352 #32677E #438BAA #67A7C3 #93C1D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#438BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#438BAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BAA

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BAA	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.086 228.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81adc3',
    500: '#438baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438baa;
$custom-light: #81adc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.058,
    "s": 43.46,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60333,
    "c": 0.08576,
    "h": 228.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BAA

secondary

#C09989

accent

#7B55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BAA

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

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