#438CC2#438CC2
#438CC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.110 H 243.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438CC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 140, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 51%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 27.8%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.93, -5.74, -34.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.93, 35.25, 260.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.71% -0.0492 -0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.71% 0.11 243.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4267, 23.8423, 54.5013) |
| Luminance | 0.2384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.15
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.22
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.71
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.78
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.37
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438CC2 #C27943
analogous
#43C2B8 #438CC2 #434CC2
triadic
#438CC2 #C2438C #8CC243
tetradic
#438CC2 #B843C2 #C27943 #4CC243
square
#438CC2 #B843C2 #C27943 #4CC243
split-complementary
#438CC2 #C2434C #C2B843
monochromatic
#224B69 #316C97 #438CC2 #71A8D1 #9FC5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#438CC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#438CC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438CC2
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438CC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438CC2 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#748DC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6280C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00999F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438cc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.110 243.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84add4',
500: '#438cc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438cc2; $custom-light: #84add4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438cc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 140,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.512,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61711,
"c": 0.10969,
"h": 243.3
},
"luminance": 0.23845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438CC2
secondary
#CCAC94
accent
#894DDA
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83