#438EAD#438EAD

#438EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.088 H 227.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EAD
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(198, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.64, -13.75, -23.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.64, 27.03, 239.41°)
OKLab	oklab(61.19% -0.0587 -0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(61.19% 0.088 227.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5276, 23.5545, 43.0444)
Luminance	0.2356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EAD #AD6243

analogous

#43AD97 #438EAD #4359AD

triadic

#438EAD #AD438E #8EAD43

tetradic

#438EAD #9743AD #AD6243 #59AD43

square

#438EAD #9743AD #AD6243 #59AD43

split-complementary

#438EAD #AD4359 #AD9743

monochromatic

#214655 #326A81 #438EAD #68AAC5 #95C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#438EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#438EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EAD

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EAD	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.088 227.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81afc5',
    500: '#438ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ead;
$custom-light: #81afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.547,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61188,
    "c": 0.08753,
    "h": 227.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EAD

secondary

#C19A8A

accent

#7954D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EAD

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

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