#438CBE#438CBE

#438CBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.105 H 241.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CBE
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 190)
HSL	hsl(204, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.75, -7.08, -32.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.75, 33.55, 257.82°)
OKLab	oklab(61.51% -0.0505 -0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(61.51% 0.105 241.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9836, 23.6650, 52.1672)
Luminance	0.2367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CBE #BE7543

analogous

#43BEB2 #438CBE #434EBE

triadic

#438CBE #BE438C #8CBE43

tetradic

#438CBE #B243BE #BE7543 #4EBE43

square

#438CBE #B243BE #BE7543 #4EBE43

split-complementary

#438CBE #BE434E #BEB243

monochromatic

#234964 #326B91 #438CBE #70A8CE #9EC4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#438CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#438CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CBE

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CBE	1.00	3.66	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.105 241.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.39,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61511,
    "c": 0.10519,
    "h": 241.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CBE

secondary

#CAA993

accent

#8750D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CBE

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

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