#438CB3#438CB3

#438CB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.094 H 234.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CB3
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 179)
HSL	hsl(201, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.28, -10.71, -27.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.28, 29.28, 248.55°)
OKLab	oklab(60.98% -0.0543 -0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(60.98% 0.094 234.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8264, 23.2022, 46.0727)
Luminance	0.2320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CB3 #B36A43

analogous

#43B3A2 #438CB3 #4354B3

triadic

#438CB3 #B3438C #8CB343

tetradic

#438CB3 #A243B3 #B36A43 #54B343

square

#438CB3 #A243B3 #B36A43 #54B343

split-complementary

#438CB3 #B34354 #B3A243

monochromatic

#22465A #326986 #438CB3 #6BA8C8 #98C2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#438CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#438CB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CB3

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CB3	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.094 234.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82adca',
    500: '#438cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438cb3;
$custom-light: #82adca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.893,
    "s": 45.528,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60982,
    "c": 0.09366,
    "h": 234.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CB3

secondary

#C4A18D

accent

#8053D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CB3

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

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