#438CBA#438CBA

#438CBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.101 H 239.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CBA
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 186)
HSL	hsl(203, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 24.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.58, -8.41, -30.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.58, 31.91, 254.72°)
OKLab	oklab(61.32% -0.0519 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(61.32% 0.101 239)
XYZ	xyz(20.5524, 23.4926, 49.8962)
Luminance	0.2349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CBA #BA7143

analogous

#43BAAD #438CBA #4351BA

triadic

#438CBA #BA438C #8CBA43

tetradic

#438CBA #AD43BA #BA7143 #51BA43

square

#438CBA #AD43BA #BA7143 #51BA43

split-complementary

#438CBA #BA4351 #BAAD43

monochromatic

#234860 #336A8D #438CBA #6FA8CB #9CC3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#438CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#438CBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CBA

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CBA	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6780B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.101 239.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83adcf',
    500: '#438cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438cba;
$custom-light: #83adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.193,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61315,
    "c": 0.10083,
    "h": 239
  },
  "luminance": 0.23495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CBA

secondary

#C8A691

accent

#8551D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CBA

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

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