#438EB2#438EB2

#438EB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.092 H 231.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EB2
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(199, 45%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 62%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.84, -12.15, -25.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.84, 28.54, 244.80°)
OKLab	oklab(61.41% -0.0568 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(61.41% 0.092 231.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0205, 23.7516, 45.6403)
Luminance	0.2375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EB2 #B26743

analogous

#43B29E #438EB2 #4357B2

triadic

#438EB2 #B2438E #8EB243

tetradic

#438EB2 #9E43B2 #B26743 #57B243

square

#438EB2 #9E43B2 #B26743 #57B243

split-complementary

#438EB2 #B24357 #B29E43

monochromatic

#224759 #326B86 #438EB2 #6BA9C7 #97C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#438EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#438EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EB2

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EB2	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D81B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.092 231.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afc9',
    500: '#438eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438eb2;
$custom-light: #82afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.459,
    "s": 45.306,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61413,
    "c": 0.09189,
    "h": 231.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EB2

secondary

#C49F8D

accent

#7D53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EB2

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

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