#438EBE#438EBE

#438EBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.104 H 239.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EBE
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 190)
HSL	hsl(203, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.34, -8.22, -31.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.34, 32.91, 255.54°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% -0.0526 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.104 239.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.2785, 24.2548, 52.2655)
Luminance	0.2426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438EBE #BE7343

analogous

#43BEB1 #438EBE #4350BE

triadic

#438EBE #BE438E #8EBE43

tetradic

#438EBE #B143BE #BE7343 #50BE43

square

#438EBE #B143BE #BE7343 #50BE43

split-complementary

#438EBE #BE4350 #BEB143

monochromatic

#234A64 #326C91 #438EBE #70A9CE #9EC5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#438EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#438EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EBE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EBE	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6782BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.104 239.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afd1',
    500: '#438ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ebe;
$custom-light: #83afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.415,
    "s": 48.617,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61979,
    "c": 0.1039,
    "h": 239.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EBE

secondary

#CAA893

accent

#8550D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EBE

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

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