#438EAC#438EAC

#438EAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.087 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EAC
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 172)
HSL	hsl(197, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(197, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 17.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.60, -14.07, -22.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.60, 26.76, 238.27°)
OKLab	oklab(61.14% -0.0591 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(61.14% 0.087 227)
XYZ	xyz(19.4312, 23.5159, 42.5367)
Luminance	0.2352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EAC #AC6143

analogous

#43AC96 #438EAC #435AAC

triadic

#438EAC #AC438E #8EAC43

tetradic

#438EAC #9643AC #AC6143 #5AAC43

square

#438EAC #9643AC #AC6143 #5AAC43

split-complementary

#438EAC #AC435A #AC9643

monochromatic

#214554 #326A80 #438EAC #68AAC4 #94C3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#438EAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#438EAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EAC

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EAC	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438eac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.087 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81afc4',
    500: '#438eac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438eac;
$custom-light: #81afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438eac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61144,
    "c": 0.08671,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.23518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EAC

secondary

#C19A8A

accent

#7954D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EAC

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

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