#438CA2#438CA2

#438CA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.080 H 220.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CA2
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 162)
HSL	hsl(194, 41%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.61, -16.11, -18.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.61, 24.56, 229.00°)
OKLab	oklab(60.23% -0.0608 -0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(60.23% 0.08 220.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.2118, 22.5563, 37.5695)
Luminance	0.2256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CA2 #A25943

analogous

#43A289 #438CA2 #435CA2

triadic

#438CA2 #A2438C #8CA243

tetradic

#438CA2 #8943A2 #A25943 #5CA243

square

#438CA2 #8943A2 #A25943 #5CA243

split-complementary

#438CA2 #A2435C #A28943

monochromatic

#1F414B #316777 #438CA2 #64AABF #8FC1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#438CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#438CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CA2

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CA2	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F89A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.080 220.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adbd',
    500: '#438ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ca2;
$custom-light: #80adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.895,
    "s": 41.485,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60229,
    "c": 0.07964,
    "h": 220.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CA2

secondary

#BC9285

accent

#7356D1

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CA2

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

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