#438DAD#438DAD

#438DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.088 H 229.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DAD
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 173)
HSL	hsl(198, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.34, -13.20, -23.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.34, 27.16, 240.92°)
OKLab	oklab(60.95% -0.0576 -0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(60.95% 0.088 229)
XYZ	xyz(19.3795, 23.2583, 42.9951)
Luminance	0.2326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DAD #AD6343

analogous

#43AD98 #438DAD #4358AD

triadic

#438DAD #AD438D #8DAD43

tetradic

#438DAD #9843AD #AD6343 #58AD43

square

#438DAD #9843AD #AD6343 #58AD43

split-complementary

#438DAD #AD4358 #AD9843

monochromatic

#214555 #326981 #438DAD #68A9C5 #95C2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#438DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#438DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DAD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DAD	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.088 229.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aec5',
    500: '#438dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438dad;
$custom-light: #81aec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.113,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60948,
    "c": 0.08778,
    "h": 229
  },
  "luminance": 0.2326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DAD

secondary

#C19B8A

accent

#7B54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DAD

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

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