#438EA3#438EA3

#438EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.080 H 218.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EA3
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 163)
HSL	hsl(193, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 12.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.26, -16.88, -18.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.26, 24.77, 227.02°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% -0.0626 -0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.08 218.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5960, 23.1818, 38.1378)
Luminance	0.2318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EA3 #A35843

analogous

#43A388 #438EA3 #435EA3

triadic

#438EA3 #A3438E #8EA343

tetradic

#438EA3 #8843A3 #A35843 #5EA343

square

#438EA3 #8843A3 #A35843 #5EA343

split-complementary

#438EA3 #A3435E #A38843

monochromatic

#1F424C #316878 #438EA3 #64ABBF #8FC3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#438EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#438EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EA3

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EA3	1.00	3.73	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7380A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.080 218.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afbe',
    500: '#438ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ea3;
$custom-light: #80afbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.125,
    "s": 41.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60759,
    "c": 0.08034,
    "h": 218.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EA3

secondary

#BC9185

accent

#7156D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EA3

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

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