#438CAB#438CAB

#438CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.086 H 228.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CAB
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.96, -13.29, -23.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.96, 26.71, 240.17°)
OKLab	oklab(60.62% -0.0573 -0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(60.62% 0.086 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0407, 22.8879, 41.9345)
Luminance	0.2289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CAB #AB6243

analogous

#43AB96 #438CAB #4358AB

triadic

#438CAB #AB438C #8CAB43

tetradic

#438CAB #9643AB #AB6243 #58AB43

square

#438CAB #9643AB #AB6243 #58AB43

split-complementary

#438CAB #AB4358 #AB9643

monochromatic

#214453 #32687F #438CAB #68A8C4 #94C1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#438CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#438CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CAB

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CAB	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.086 228.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81adc4',
    500: '#438cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438cab;
$custom-light: #81adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.885,
    "s": 43.697,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60618,
    "c": 0.08635,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CAB

secondary

#C09A89

accent

#7A54D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CAB

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

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