#438DC4#438DC4

#438DC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.111 H 243.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DC4
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 196)
HSL	hsl(206, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.31, -5.64, -35.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.31, 35.76, 260.93°)
OKLab	oklab(62.04% -0.0496 -0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(62.04% 0.111 243.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7997, 24.2263, 55.7411)
Luminance	0.2423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DC4 #C47A43

analogous

#43C4BA #438DC4 #434DC4

triadic

#438DC4 #C4438D #8DC443

tetradic

#438DC4 #BA43C4 #C47A43 #4DC443

square

#438DC4 #BA43C4 #C47A43 #4DC443

split-complementary

#438DC4 #C4434D #C4BA43

monochromatic

#224C6B #306D9A #438DC4 #72A9D3 #A0C5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#438DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#438DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DC4

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DC4	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6381C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.111 243.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aed6',
    500: '#438dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438dc4;
$custom-light: #84aed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.581,
    "s": 52.227,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62044,
    "c": 0.11125,
    "h": 243.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DC4

secondary

#CEAD95

accent

#894CDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DC4

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

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