#438BAF#438BAF

#438BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.090 H 232.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BAF
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(200, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(200, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.82, -11.45, -25.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.82, 28.12, 245.98°)
OKLab	oklab(60.56% -0.0547 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(60.56% 0.09 232.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2822, 22.7518, 43.9245)
Luminance	0.2275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BAF #AF6743

analogous

#43AF9D #438BAF #4355AF

triadic

#438BAF #AF438B #8BAF43

tetradic

#438BAF #9D43AF #AF6743 #55AF43

square

#438BAF #9D43AF #AF6743 #55AF43

split-complementary

#438BAF #AF4355 #AF9D43

monochromatic

#214556 #326883 #438BAF #69A7C6 #96C1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#438BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#438BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BAF

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BAF	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.090 232.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81acc7',
    500: '#438baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438baf;
$custom-light: #81acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 44.628,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60559,
    "c": 0.09025,
    "h": 232.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BAF

secondary

#C29E8B

accent

#7E53D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BAF

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

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