#438CA5#438CA5

#438CA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.082 H 223.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CA5
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 165)
HSL	hsl(195, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 59%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.72, -15.18, -20.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.72, 25.18, 232.92°)
OKLab	oklab(60.36% -0.0596 -0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(60.36% 0.082 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4817, 22.6643, 38.9907)
Luminance	0.2267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CA5 #A55C43

analogous

#43A58D #438CA5 #435BA5

triadic

#438CA5 #A5438C #8CA543

tetradic

#438CA5 #8D43A5 #A55C43 #5BA543

square

#438CA5 #8D43A5 #A55C43 #5BA543

split-complementary

#438CA5 #A5435B #A58D43

monochromatic

#20424E #316779 #438CA5 #65A9C0 #90C1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#438CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#438CA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CA5

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CA5	1.00	3.80	5.53	5.53
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E89A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707EA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.082 223.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adbf',
    500: '#438ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ca5;
$custom-light: #80adbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.306,
    "s": 42.241,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60356,
    "c": 0.08166,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CA5

secondary

#BD9486

accent

#7556D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CA5

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

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