#438EB8#438EB8

#438EB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.098 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EB8
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 184)
HSL	hsl(202, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 64%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 22.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.09, -10.20, -28.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.09, 30.61, 250.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.69% -0.0547 -0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(61.69% 0.098 235.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6361, 23.9979, 48.8826)
Luminance	0.2400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EB8 #B86D43

analogous

#43B8A8 #438EB8 #4354B8

triadic

#438EB8 #B8438E #8EB843

tetradic

#438EB8 #A843B8 #B86D43 #54B843

square

#438EB8 #A843B8 #B86D43 #54B843

split-complementary

#438EB8 #B84354 #B8A843

monochromatic

#22495E #336B8B #438EB8 #6EA9CA #9BC4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#438EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#438EB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EB8

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EB8	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A81B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.098 235.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afcd',
    500: '#438eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438eb8;
$custom-light: #83afcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.538,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61691,
    "c": 0.09766,
    "h": 235.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EB8

secondary

#C7A490

accent

#8152D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EB8

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

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