#438EB5#438EB5

#438EB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.095 H 233.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EB5
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 181)
HSL	hsl(201, 46%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 21.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.96, -11.18, -27.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.96, 29.54, 247.76°)
OKLab	oklab(61.55% -0.0558 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(61.55% 0.095 233.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3250, 23.8735, 47.2440)
Luminance	0.2387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#438EB5 #B56A43

analogous

#43B5A3 #438EB5 #4355B5

triadic

#438EB5 #B5438E #8EB543

tetradic

#438EB5 #A343B5 #B56A43 #55B543

square

#438EB5 #A343B5 #B56A43 #55B543

split-complementary

#438EB5 #B54355 #B5A343

monochromatic

#22485C #326B88 #438EB5 #6CA9C9 #99C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#438EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#438EB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EB5

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EB5	1.00	3.64	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B81B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.095 233.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afcb',
    500: '#438eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438eb5;
$custom-light: #82afcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.526,
    "s": 45.968,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61551,
    "c": 0.09471,
    "h": 233.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EB5

secondary

#C5A18F

accent

#7F52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EB5

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

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