#438BB1#438BB1

#438BB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.092 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BB1
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 177)
HSL	hsl(201, 45%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 21.5%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.90, -10.80, -26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.90, 28.80, 247.98°)
OKLab	oklab(60.65% -0.0539 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(60.65% 0.092 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4801, 22.8309, 44.9667)
Luminance	0.2283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BB1 #B16943

analogous

#43B1A0 #438BB1 #4354B1

triadic

#438BB1 #B1438B #8BB143

tetradic

#438BB1 #A043B1 #B16943 #54B143

square

#438BB1 #A043B1 #B16943 #54B143

split-complementary

#438BB1 #B14354 #B1A043

monochromatic

#214558 #326885 #438BB1 #6AA7C7 #97C1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#438BB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#438BB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BB1

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BB1	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438bb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.092 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acc8',
    500: '#438bb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438bb1;
$custom-light: #82acc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438bb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.727,
    "s": 45.082,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60651,
    "c": 0.09216,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BB1

secondary

#C39F8C

accent

#8053D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BB1

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

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