#438CAF#438CAF

#438CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.090 H 231.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CAF
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.12, -12.00, -25.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.12, 27.93, 244.54°)
OKLab	oklab(60.8% -0.0558 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(60.8% 0.09 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4277, 23.0427, 43.9730)
Luminance	0.2304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CAF #AF6643

analogous

#43AF9C #438CAF #4356AF

triadic

#438CAF #AF438C #8CAF43

tetradic

#438CAF #9C43AF #AF6643 #56AF43

square

#438CAF #9C43AF #AF6643 #56AF43

split-complementary

#438CAF #AF4356 #AF9C43

monochromatic

#214556 #326983 #438CAF #69A8C6 #96C2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#438CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#438CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CAF

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CAF	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.090 231.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81adc7',
    500: '#438caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438caf;
$custom-light: #81adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.444,
    "s": 44.628,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60798,
    "c": 0.08987,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CAF

secondary

#C29D8B

accent

#7D53D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CAF

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

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