#438EAE#438EAE

#438EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.088 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EAE
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 174)
HSL	hsl(198, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.68, -13.43, -23.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.68, 27.31, 240.54°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% -0.0583 -0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.088 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6247, 23.5933, 43.5559)
Luminance	0.2359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EAE #AE6343

analogous

#43AE99 #438EAE #4359AE

triadic

#438EAE #AE438E #8EAE43

tetradic

#438EAE #9943AE #AE6343 #59AE43

square

#438EAE #9943AE #AE6343 #59AE43

split-complementary

#438EAE #AE4359 #AE9943

monochromatic

#214656 #326A82 #438EAE #69AAC5 #95C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#438EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#438EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EAE

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EAE	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E81AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.088 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81afc6',
    500: '#438eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438eae;
$custom-light: #81afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.944,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61232,
    "c": 0.08837,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EAE

secondary

#C29B8B

accent

#7A54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EAE

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

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