#438DB9#438DB9

#438DB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.099 H 237.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DB9
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 185)
HSL	hsl(202, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 23.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.83, -9.31, -29.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.83, 31.24, 252.67°)
OKLab	oklab(61.5% -0.0533 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(61.5% 0.099 237.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5932, 23.7438, 49.3873)
Luminance	0.2375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DB9 #B96F43

analogous

#43B9AA #438DB9 #4352B9

triadic

#438DB9 #B9438D #8DB943

tetradic

#438DB9 #AA43B9 #B96F43 #52B943

square

#438DB9 #AA43B9 #B96F43 #52B943

split-complementary

#438DB9 #B94352 #B9AA43

monochromatic

#22495F #336B8C #438DB9 #6FA8CB #9BC3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#438DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#438DB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DB9

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DB9	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798CBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6881B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.099 237.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aece',
    500: '#438db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438db9;
$custom-light: #83aece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.373,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61502,
    "c": 0.09921,
    "h": 237.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DB9

secondary

#C7A591

accent

#8351D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DB9

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

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