#438CD1#438CD1

#438CD1 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.128 H 249.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438CD1
RGB	rgb(67, 140, 209)
HSL	hsl(209, 61%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 68%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 33%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.63, -0.62, -42.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.63, 42.15, 269.16°)
OKLab	oklab(62.5% -0.0448 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.128 249.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1972, 24.5505, 63.8254)
Luminance	0.2455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438CD1 #D18843

analogous

#43D1CF #438CD1 #4345D1

triadic

#438CD1 #D1438C #8CD143

tetradic

#438CD1 #CF43D1 #D18843 #45D143

square

#438CD1 #CF43D1 #D18843 #45D143

split-complementary

#438CD1 #D14345 #D1CF43

monochromatic

#1E4E7B #2A6DAD #438CD1 #74AADD #A5C8E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#438CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#438CD1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438CD1

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438CD1	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D8FD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5982D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 140, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.128 249.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86addf',
    500: '#438cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438cd1;
$custom-light: #86addf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.155,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62498,
    "c": 0.12756,
    "h": 249.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438CD1

secondary

#D6B79A

accent

#9244E4

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #438CD1

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

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