#438EA4#438EA4

#438EA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.081 H 219.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EA4
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 164)
HSL	hsl(194, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 13.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, -16.58, -18.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 24.94, 228.35°)
OKLab	oklab(60.8% -0.0622 -0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(60.8% 0.081 219.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6859, 23.2178, 38.6115)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EA4 #A45943

analogous

#43A489 #438EA4 #435EA4

triadic

#438EA4 #A4438E #8EA443

tetradic

#438EA4 #8943A4 #A45943 #5EA443

square

#438EA4 #8943A4 #A45943 #5EA443

split-complementary

#438EA4 #A4435E #A48943

monochromatic

#1F434D #316879 #438EA4 #64ABC0 #90C3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#438EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#438EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EA4

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EA4	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	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)

#808AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7280A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.081 219.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afbf',
    500: '#438ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ea4;
$custom-light: #80afbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.608,
    "s": 41.991,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.608,
    "c": 0.08095,
    "h": 219.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EA4

secondary

#BD9286

accent

#7256D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EA4

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

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