#438DB5#438DB5

#438DB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.095 H 234.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DB5
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 181)
HSL	hsl(201, 46%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 22.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.66, -10.62, -27.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.66, 29.76, 249.10°)
OKLab	oklab(61.31% -0.0547 -0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(61.31% 0.095 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1769, 23.5772, 47.1946)
Luminance	0.2358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DB5 #B56B43

analogous

#43B5A4 #438DB5 #4354B5

triadic

#438DB5 #B5438D #8DB543

tetradic

#438DB5 #A443B5 #B56B43 #54B543

square

#438DB5 #A443B5 #B56B43 #54B543

split-complementary

#438DB5 #B54354 #B5A443

monochromatic

#22475C #326A88 #438DB5 #6CA8C9 #99C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#438DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#438DB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DB5

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DB5	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A80B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.095 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aecb',
    500: '#438db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438db5;
$custom-light: #82aecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.053,
    "s": 45.968,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61313,
    "c": 0.09516,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DB5

secondary

#C5A28F

accent

#8052D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DB5

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

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