#438DC6#438DC6

#438DC6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.114 H 244.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438DC6
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 198)
HSL	hsl(206, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 66%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 28.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.40, -4.96, -36.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.40, 36.64, 262.22°)
OKLab	oklab(62.15% -0.049 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(62.15% 0.114 244.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0288, 24.3180, 56.9480)
Luminance	0.2432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438DC6 #C67C43

analogous

#43C6BE #438DC6 #434CC6

triadic

#438DC6 #C6438D #8DC643

tetradic

#438DC6 #BE43C6 #C67C43 #4CC643

square

#438DC6 #BE43C6 #C67C43 #4CC643

split-complementary

#438DC6 #C6434C #C6BE43

monochromatic

#214C6D #2F6D9C #438DC6 #72A9D4 #A1C6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#438DC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#438DC6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438DC6

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438DC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438DC6	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748EC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6282C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438dc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.114 244.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aed7',
    500: '#438dc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438dc6;
$custom-light: #85aed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438dc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.107,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62146,
    "c": 0.11355,
    "h": 244.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438DC6

secondary

#CFAF96

accent

#8A4BDD

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #438DC6

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

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