#438BD0#438BD0

#438BD0 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.127 H 249.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438BD0
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 208)
HSL	hsl(209, 60%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 68%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 33.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.30, -0.37, -42.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.30, 42.12, 269.49°)
OKLab	oklab(62.22% -0.0441 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(62.22% 0.127 249.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9283, 24.2102, 63.1270)
Luminance	0.2421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#438BD0 #D08843

analogous

#43D0CF #438BD0 #4345D0

triadic

#438BD0 #D0438B #8BD043

tetradic

#438BD0 #CF43D0 #D08843 #45D043

square

#438BD0 #CF43D0 #D08843 #45D043

split-complementary

#438BD0 #D04345 #D0CF43

monochromatic

#1F4D7A #2B6CAB #438BD0 #74A9DC #A5C7E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#438BD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#438BD0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438BD0

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438BD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438BD0	1.00	3.59	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C8ED3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5981CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438bd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.127 249.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acde',
    500: '#438bd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438bd0;
$custom-light: #86acde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438bd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.362,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62218,
    "c": 0.12723,
    "h": 249.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438BD0

secondary

#D5B799

accent

#9245E3

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #438BD0

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

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