#438EB4#438EB4

#438EB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.094 H 233.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EB4
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 180)
HSL	hsl(200, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 21.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.92, -11.50, -26.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.92, 29.20, 246.80°)
OKLab	oklab(61.51% -0.0561 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(61.51% 0.094 233.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2228, 23.8326, 46.7056)
Luminance	0.2384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EB4 #B46943

analogous

#43B4A1 #438EB4 #4355B4

triadic

#438EB4 #B4438E #8EB443

tetradic

#438EB4 #A143B4 #B46943 #55B443

square

#438EB4 #A143B4 #B46943 #55B443

split-complementary

#438EB4 #B44355 #B4A143

monochromatic

#22485B #326B87 #438EB4 #6CA9C8 #99C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#438EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#438EB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EB4

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EB4	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C81B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.094 233.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afca',
    500: '#438eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438eb4;
$custom-light: #82afca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.177,
    "s": 45.749,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61505,
    "c": 0.09376,
    "h": 233.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EB4

secondary

#C5A08E

accent

#7E52D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EB4

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

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