#438BC3#438BC3

#438BC3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.112 H 244.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BC3
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 195)
HSL	hsl(206, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 28.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.68, -4.82, -35.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.68, 36.06, 262.32°)
OKLab	oklab(61.53% -0.0479 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(61.53% 0.112 244.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.3940, 23.5965, 55.0463)
Luminance	0.2360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438BC3 #C37B43

analogous

#43C3BB #438BC3 #434BC3

triadic

#438BC3 #C3438B #8BC343

tetradic

#438BC3 #BB43C3 #C37B43 #4BC343

square

#438BC3 #BB43C3 #C37B43 #4BC343

split-complementary

#438BC3 #C3434B #C3BB43

monochromatic

#224A6A #316B98 #438BC3 #71A8D2 #A0C4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#438BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#438BC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BC3

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BC3	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728CC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6180C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.112 244.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acd5',
    500: '#438bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438bc3;
$custom-light: #84acd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.25,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6153,
    "c": 0.11159,
    "h": 244.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BC3

secondary

#CDAD95

accent

#8B4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BC3

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

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