#438CBC#438CBC

#438CBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.103 H 240.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CBC
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 188)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.66, -7.75, -31.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.66, 32.72, 256.31°)
OKLab	oklab(61.41% -0.0512 -0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(61.41% 0.103 240.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7665, 23.5782, 51.0238)
Luminance	0.2358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CBC #BC7343

analogous

#43BCB0 #438CBC #434FBC

triadic

#438CBC #BC438C #8CBC43

tetradic

#438CBC #B043BC #BC7343 #4FBC43

square

#438CBC #B043BC #BC7343 #4FBC43

split-complementary

#438CBC #BC434F #BCB043

monochromatic

#234962 #336A8F #438CBC #70A8CC #9DC3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#438CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#438CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CBC

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CBC	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6680BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.103 240.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83add0',
    500: '#438cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438cbc;
$custom-light: #83add0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.802,
    "s": 47.451,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61412,
    "c": 0.10299,
    "h": 240.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CBC

secondary

#C9A892

accent

#8651D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CBC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →