#438CB4#438CB4

#438CB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.095 H 235.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CB4
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 180)
HSL	hsl(201, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.32, -10.38, -27.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.32, 29.64, 249.49°)
OKLab	oklab(61.03% -0.0539 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(61.03% 0.095 235.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9279, 23.2428, 46.6073)
Luminance	0.2324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CB4 #B46B43

analogous

#43B4A3 #438CB4 #4353B4

triadic

#438CB4 #B4438C #8CB443

tetradic

#438CB4 #A343B4 #B46B43 #53B443

square

#438CB4 #A343B4 #B46B43 #53B443

split-complementary

#438CB4 #B44353 #B4A343

monochromatic

#22475B #326987 #438CB4 #6CA8C8 #99C2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#438CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#438CB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CB4

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CB4	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.095 235.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82adca',
    500: '#438cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438cb4;
$custom-light: #82adca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.239,
    "s": 45.749,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61029,
    "c": 0.09464,
    "h": 235.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CB4

secondary

#C5A18E

accent

#8152D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CB4

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

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