#438BB5#438BB5

#438BB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.096 H 236.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BB5
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 181)
HSL	hsl(202, 46%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 23.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.06, -9.49, -28.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.06, 30.26, 251.72°)
OKLab	oklab(60.84% -0.0525 -0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(60.84% 0.096 236.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8847, 22.9927, 47.0972)
Luminance	0.2299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BB5 #B56D43

analogous

#43B5A6 #438BB5 #4352B5

triadic

#438BB5 #B5438B #8BB543

tetradic

#438BB5 #A643B5 #B56D43 #52B543

square

#438BB5 #A643B5 #B56D43 #52B543

split-complementary

#438BB5 #B54352 #B5A643

monochromatic

#22465C #326988 #438BB5 #6CA7C9 #99C2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#438BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#438BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BB5

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BB5	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687FB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.096 236.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82accb',
    500: '#438bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438bb5;
$custom-light: #82accb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.105,
    "s": 45.968,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60839,
    "c": 0.09615,
    "h": 236.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BB5

secondary

#C5A38F

accent

#8352D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BB5

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

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