#438DB4#438DB4

#438DB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.094 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DB4
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 180)
HSL	hsl(201, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.62, -10.94, -27.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.62, 29.41, 248.15°)
OKLab	oklab(61.27% -0.055 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(61.27% 0.094 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0747, 23.5363, 46.6562)
Luminance	0.2354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DB4 #B46A43

analogous

#43B4A2 #438DB4 #4354B4

triadic

#438DB4 #B4438D #8DB443

tetradic

#438DB4 #A243B4 #B46A43 #54B443

square

#438DB4 #A243B4 #B46A43 #54B443

split-complementary

#438DB4 #B44354 #B4A243

monochromatic

#22475B #326A87 #438DB4 #6CA8C8 #99C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#438DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#438DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DB4

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DB4	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.094 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aeca',
    500: '#438db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438db4;
$custom-light: #82aeca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.708,
    "s": 45.749,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61267,
    "c": 0.09419,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DB4

secondary

#C5A18E

accent

#8052D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DB4

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

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