#438EA6#438EA6

#438EA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.082 H 221.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EA6
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 166)
HSL	hsl(195, 42%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 60%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 14.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.37, -15.96, -19.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.37, 25.33, 230.95°)
OKLab	oklab(60.89% -0.0614 -0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(60.89% 0.082 221.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8680, 23.2906, 39.5702)
Luminance	0.2329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EA6 #A65B43

analogous

#43A68C #438EA6 #435DA6

triadic

#438EA6 #A6438E #8EA643

tetradic

#438EA6 #8C43A6 #A65B43 #5DA643

square

#438EA6 #8C43A6 #A65B43 #5DA643

split-complementary

#438EA6 #A6435D #A68C43

monochromatic

#20434F #31697A #438EA6 #65ABC1 #91C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#438EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#438EA6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EA6

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EA6	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7180A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.082 221.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afc0',
    500: '#438ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ea6;
$custom-light: #80afc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.545,
    "s": 42.489,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60885,
    "c": 0.08225,
    "h": 221.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EA6

secondary

#BE9487

accent

#7456D2

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EA6

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

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