#438DBD#438DBD

#438DBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.103 H 239.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DBD
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.00, -7.98, -31.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.00, 32.81, 255.92°)
OKLab	oklab(61.7% -0.0519 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(61.7% 0.103 239.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0214, 23.9150, 51.6425)
Luminance	0.2392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DBD #BD7343

analogous

#43BDB0 #438DBD #4350BD

triadic

#438DBD #BD438D #8DBD43

tetradic

#438DBD #B043BD #BD7343 #50BD43

square

#438DBD #B043BD #BD7343 #50BD43

split-complementary

#438DBD #BD4350 #BDB043

monochromatic

#234A63 #336B90 #438DBD #70A8CD #9EC4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#438DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#438DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DBD

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DBD	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.103 239.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aed1',
    500: '#438dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438dbd;
$custom-light: #83aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.607,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61696,
    "c": 0.10345,
    "h": 239.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DBD

secondary

#C9A893

accent

#8550D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DBD

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

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