#438DB2#438DB2

#438DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.092 H 232.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DB2
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(200, 45%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 62%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.54, -11.59, -26.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.54, 28.73, 246.20°)
OKLab	oklab(61.17% -0.0558 -0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(61.17% 0.092 232.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8724, 23.4554, 45.5909)
Luminance	0.2346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DB2 #B26843

analogous

#43B29F #438DB2 #4355B2

triadic

#438DB2 #B2438D #8DB243

tetradic

#438DB2 #9F43B2 #B26843 #55B243

square

#438DB2 #9F43B2 #B26843 #55B243

split-complementary

#438DB2 #B24355 #B29F43

monochromatic

#224759 #326A86 #438DB2 #6BA8C7 #97C2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#438DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#438DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DB2

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DB2	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.092 232.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aec9',
    500: '#438db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438db2;
$custom-light: #82aec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 45.306,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61174,
    "c": 0.09227,
    "h": 232.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DB2

secondary

#C49F8D

accent

#7E53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DB2

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

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