#438DB3#438DB3

#438DB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.093 H 233.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DB3
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 179)
HSL	hsl(200, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.58, -11.27, -26.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.58, 29.06, 247.19°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% -0.0554 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.093 233.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9732, 23.4957, 46.1216)
Luminance	0.2350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DB3 #B36943

analogous

#43B3A1 #438DB3 #4355B3

triadic

#438DB3 #B3438D #8DB343

tetradic

#438DB3 #A143B3 #B36943 #55B343

square

#438DB3 #A143B3 #B36943 #55B343

split-complementary

#438DB3 #B34355 #B3A143

monochromatic

#22475A #326A86 #438DB3 #6BA8C8 #98C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#438DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#438DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DB3

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DB3	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.093 233.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aeca',
    500: '#438db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438db3;
$custom-light: #82aeca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.357,
    "s": 45.528,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6122,
    "c": 0.09323,
    "h": 233.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DB3

secondary

#C4A08D

accent

#7F53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DB3

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

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