#438BBD#438BBD

#438BBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.105 H 241.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BBD
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(205, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.41, -6.84, -32.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.41, 33.46, 258.20°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% -0.0498 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.105 241.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7292, 23.3306, 51.5451)
Luminance	0.2333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BBD #BD7543

analogous

#43BDB2 #438BBD #434EBD

triadic

#438BBD #BD438B #8BBD43

tetradic

#438BBD #B243BD #BD7543 #4EBD43

square

#438BBD #B243BD #BD7543 #4EBD43

split-complementary

#438BBD #BD434E #BDB243

monochromatic

#234963 #336A90 #438BBD #70A7CD #9EC3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#438BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#438BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BBD

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BBD	1.00	3.71	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.105 241.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acd1',
    500: '#438bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438bbd;
$custom-light: #83acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.59,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61228,
    "c": 0.10475,
    "h": 241.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BBD

secondary

#C9A993

accent

#8850D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BBD

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

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