#438CA3#438CA3

#438CA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.080 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CA3
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 163)
HSL	hsl(194, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 14.1%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.65, -15.80, -19.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.65, 24.75, 230.33°)
OKLab	oklab(60.27% -0.0604 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(60.27% 0.08 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3011, 22.5920, 38.0395)
Luminance	0.2259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CA3 #A35A43

analogous

#43A38A #438CA3 #435CA3

triadic

#438CA3 #A3438C #8CA343

tetradic

#438CA3 #8A43A3 #A35A43 #5CA343

square

#438CA3 #8A43A3 #A35A43 #5CA343

split-complementary

#438CA3 #A3435C #A38A43

monochromatic

#1F414C #316778 #438CA3 #64A9BF #8FC1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#438CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#438CA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CA3

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CA3	1.00	3.81	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E89A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.080 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adbe',
    500: '#438ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ca3;
$custom-light: #80adbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.375,
    "s": 41.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60271,
    "c": 0.08029,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CA3

secondary

#BC9385

accent

#7456D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CA3

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

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