#438DB6#438DB6

#438DB6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.096 H 235.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DB6
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 182)
HSL	hsl(201, 46%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 22.5%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.70, -10.29, -28.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.70, 30.12, 250.02°)
OKLab	oklab(61.36% -0.0543 -0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(61.36% 0.096 235.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2799, 23.6184, 47.7369)
Luminance	0.2362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DB6 #B66C43

analogous

#43B6A6 #438DB6 #4354B6

triadic

#438DB6 #B6438D #8DB643

tetradic

#438DB6 #A643B6 #B66C43 #54B643

square

#438DB6 #A643B6 #B66C43 #54B643

split-complementary

#438DB6 #B64354 #B6A643

monochromatic

#22485D #336A89 #438DB6 #6DA8C9 #9AC3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#438DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#438DB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DB6

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DB6	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)

#7A8CB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A80B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.096 235.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aecc',
    500: '#438db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438db6;
$custom-light: #82aecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.391,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6136,
    "c": 0.09616,
    "h": 235.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DB6

secondary

#C6A38F

accent

#8152D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DB6

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

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