#438CBD#438CBD

#438CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.104 H 240.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CBD
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.71, -7.41, -32.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.71, 33.13, 257.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61.46% -0.0509 -0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(61.46% 0.104 240.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8746, 23.6215, 51.5935)
Luminance	0.2362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CBD #BD7443

analogous

#43BDB1 #438CBD #434FBD

triadic

#438CBD #BD438C #8CBD43

tetradic

#438CBD #B143BD #BD7443 #4FBD43

square

#438CBD #B143BD #BD7443 #4FBD43

split-complementary

#438CBD #BD434F #BDB143

monochromatic

#234963 #336B90 #438CBD #70A8CD #9EC3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#438CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#438CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CBD

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CBD	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)

#768CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.104 240.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83add1',
    500: '#438cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438cbd;
$custom-light: #83add1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.098,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61462,
    "c": 0.10408,
    "h": 240.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CBD

secondary

#C9A993

accent

#8750D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CBD

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

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