#438DB8#438DB8

#438DB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.098 H 236.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DB8
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 184)
HSL	hsl(202, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 64%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.79, -9.64, -29.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.79, 30.86, 251.81°)
OKLab	oklab(61.46% -0.0536 -0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(61.46% 0.098 236.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4880, 23.7017, 48.8333)
Luminance	0.2370 (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

#438DB8 #B86E43

analogous

#43B8A9 #438DB8 #4353B8

triadic

#438DB8 #B8438D #8DB843

tetradic

#438DB8 #A943B8 #B86E43 #53B843

square

#438DB8 #A943B8 #B86E43 #53B843

split-complementary

#438DB8 #B84353 #B8A943

monochromatic

#22485E #336B8B #438DB8 #6EA8CA #9BC3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#438DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#438DB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DB8

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DB8	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798CBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6980B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.098 236.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aecd',
    500: '#438db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438db8;
$custom-light: #83aecd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.051,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61455,
    "c": 0.09818,
    "h": 236.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DB8

secondary

#C7A490

accent

#8252D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DB8

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

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