#438DA4#438DA4

#438DA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.081 H 221.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DA4
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 164)
HSL	hsl(194, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 14%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.99, -16.03, -19.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.99, 24.94, 229.99°)
OKLab	oklab(60.56% -0.0611 -0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(60.56% 0.081 221)
XYZ	xyz(18.5378, 22.9216, 38.5621)
Luminance	0.2292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DA4 #A45A43

analogous

#43A48A #438DA4 #435CA4

triadic

#438DA4 #A4438D #8DA443

tetradic

#438DA4 #8A43A4 #A45A43 #5CA443

square

#438DA4 #8A43A4 #A45A43 #5CA443

split-complementary

#438DA4 #A4435C #A48A43

monochromatic

#1F424D #316879 #438DA4 #64AAC0 #90C2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#438DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#438DA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DA4

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DA4	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717FA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.081 221.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aebf',
    500: '#438da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438da4;
$custom-light: #80aebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.227,
    "s": 41.991,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60557,
    "c": 0.08094,
    "h": 221
  },
  "luminance": 0.22923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DA4

secondary

#BD9386

accent

#7356D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DA4

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

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