#438DAB#438DAB

#438DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.086 H 227.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DAB
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 171)
HSL	hsl(197, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(197, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.26, -13.84, -22.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.26, 26.59, 238.64°)
OKLab	oklab(60.86% -0.0584 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(60.86% 0.086 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.1874, 23.1814, 41.9835)
Luminance	0.2318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DAB #AB6143

analogous

#43AB95 #438DAB #4359AB

triadic

#438DAB #AB438D #8DAB43

tetradic

#438DAB #9543AB #AB6143 #59AB43

square

#438DAB #9543AB #AB6143 #59AB43

split-complementary

#438DAB #AB4359 #AB9543

monochromatic

#214453 #32697F #438DAB #68A9C4 #94C2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#438DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#438DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DAB

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DAB	1.00	3.73	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.086 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aec4',
    500: '#438dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438dab;
$custom-light: #81aec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.308,
    "s": 43.697,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60859,
    "c": 0.08612,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DAB

secondary

#C09989

accent

#7954D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DAB

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

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