#438DC5#438DC5

#438DC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.112 H 244.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DC5
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 197)
HSL	hsl(206, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 28.4%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.36, -5.30, -35.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.36, 36.20, 261.58°)
OKLab	oklab(62.1% -0.0493 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(62.1% 0.112 244)
XYZ	xyz(21.9138, 24.2720, 56.3426)
Luminance	0.2427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#438DC5 #C57B43

analogous

#43C5BC #438DC5 #434CC5

triadic

#438DC5 #C5438D #8DC543

tetradic

#438DC5 #BC43C5 #C57B43 #4CC543

square

#438DC5 #BC43C5 #C57B43 #4CC543

split-complementary

#438DC5 #C5434C #C5BC43

monochromatic

#214C6C #306D9B #438DC5 #72A9D3 #A1C6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#438DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#438DC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DC5

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DC5	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)

#748EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6281C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.112 244.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aed7',
    500: '#438dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438dc5;
$custom-light: #84aed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.846,
    "s": 52.846,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62095,
    "c": 0.11239,
    "h": 244
  },
  "luminance": 0.24274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DC5

secondary

#CEAE95

accent

#8A4CDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DC5

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

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