#438EA8#438EA8

#438EA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.084 H 223.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EA8
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 168)
HSL	hsl(195, 43%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 60%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 15.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.45, -15.33, -20.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.45, 25.76, 233.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.97% -0.0606 -0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(60.97% 0.084 223.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0528, 23.3646, 40.5439)
Luminance	0.2337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EA8 #A85D43

analogous

#43A88F #438EA8 #435BA8

triadic

#438EA8 #A8438E #8EA843

tetradic

#438EA8 #8F43A8 #A85D43 #5BA843

square

#438EA8 #8F43A8 #A85D43 #5BA843

split-complementary

#438EA8 #A8435B #A88F43

monochromatic

#204450 #32697C #438EA8 #66AAC2 #92C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#438EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#438EA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EA8

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EA8	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8BA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7180A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.084 223.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81afc2',
    500: '#438ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ea8;
$custom-light: #81afc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.446,
    "s": 42.979,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6097,
    "c": 0.08365,
    "h": 223.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EA8

secondary

#BF9688

accent

#7555D3

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EA8

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

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