#438DA5#438DA5

#438DA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.082 H 221.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DA5
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 165)
HSL	hsl(195, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 59%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 14.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.03, -15.72, -19.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.03, 25.14, 231.29°)
OKLab	oklab(60.6% -0.0607 -0.0545)
OKLCH	oklch(60.6% 0.082 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6285, 22.9579, 39.0396)
Luminance	0.2296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DA5 #A55B43

analogous

#43A58C #438DA5 #435CA5

triadic

#438DA5 #A5438D #8DA543

tetradic

#438DA5 #8C43A5 #A55B43 #5CA543

square

#438DA5 #8C43A5 #A55B43 #5CA543

split-complementary

#438DA5 #A5435C #A58C43

monochromatic

#20434E #316879 #438DA5 #65AAC0 #90C2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#438DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#438DA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DA5

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DA5	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717FA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.082 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aebf',
    500: '#438da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438da5;
$custom-light: #80aebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.694,
    "s": 42.241,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60599,
    "c": 0.08162,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DA5

secondary

#BD9486

accent

#7456D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DA5

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

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