#438EA5#438EA5

#438EA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.082 H 220.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EA5
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 165)
HSL	hsl(194, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(194, 59%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 13.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.33, -16.27, -19.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.33, 25.13, 229.66°)
OKLab	oklab(60.84% -0.0618 -0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(60.84% 0.082 220.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7766, 23.2541, 39.0890)
Luminance	0.2326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EA5 #A55A43

analogous

#43A58B #438EA5 #435DA5

triadic

#438EA5 #A5438E #8EA543

tetradic

#438EA5 #8B43A5 #A55A43 #5DA543

square

#438EA5 #8B43A5 #A55A43 #5DA543

split-complementary

#438EA5 #A5435D #A58B43

monochromatic

#20434E #316979 #438EA5 #65ABC0 #90C3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#438EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#438EA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EA5

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EA5	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808BA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7280A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.082 220.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afbf',
    500: '#438ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ea5;
$custom-light: #80afbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.082,
    "s": 42.241,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60842,
    "c": 0.08159,
    "h": 220.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EA5

secondary

#BD9386

accent

#7356D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EA5

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

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