#438CB1#438CB1

#438CB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.092 H 233.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CB1
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 177)
HSL	hsl(200, 45%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.20, -11.36, -26.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.20, 28.59, 246.59°)
OKLab	oklab(60.89% -0.055 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(60.89% 0.092 233.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6256, 23.1218, 45.0151)
Luminance	0.2312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CB1 #B16843

analogous

#43B19F #438CB1 #4355B1

triadic

#438CB1 #B1438C #8CB143

tetradic

#438CB1 #9F43B1 #B16843 #55B143

square

#438CB1 #9F43B1 #B16843 #55B143

split-complementary

#438CB1 #B14355 #B19F43

monochromatic

#214658 #326985 #438CB1 #6AA8C7 #97C2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#438CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#438CB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CB1

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CB1	1.00	3.73	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.092 233.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82adc8',
    500: '#438cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438cb1;
$custom-light: #82adc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.182,
    "s": 45.082,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60889,
    "c": 0.09174,
    "h": 233.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CB1

secondary

#C39F8C

accent

#7F53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CB1

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

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