#438CB5#438CB5

#438CB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.096 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CB5
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 181)
HSL	hsl(202, 46%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 22.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.36, -10.06, -28.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.36, 30.00, 250.42°)
OKLab	oklab(61.08% -0.0536 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(61.08% 0.096 235.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0301, 23.2837, 47.1457)
Luminance	0.2329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CB5 #B56C43

analogous

#43B5A5 #438CB5 #4353B5

triadic

#438CB5 #B5438C #8CB543

tetradic

#438CB5 #A543B5 #B56C43 #53B543

square

#438CB5 #A543B5 #B56C43 #53B543

split-complementary

#438CB5 #B54353 #B5A543

monochromatic

#22475C #326988 #438CB5 #6CA8C9 #99C2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#438CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#438CB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CB5

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CB5	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.096 235.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82adcb',
    500: '#438cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438cb5;
$custom-light: #82adcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.579,
    "s": 45.968,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61076,
    "c": 0.09565,
    "h": 235.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CB5

secondary

#C5A28F

accent

#8152D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CB5

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

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