#438EC2#438EC2
#438EC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.108 H 241.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438EC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 142, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 51%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.52, -6.88, -33.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.52, 34.56, 258.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.18% -0.0513 -0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.18% 0.108 241.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7216, 24.4321, 54.5996) |
| Luminance | 0.2443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.61
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.01
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.36
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.51
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.80
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438EC2 #C27743
analogous
#43C2B6 #438EC2 #434EC2
triadic
#438EC2 #C2438E #8EC243
tetradic
#438EC2 #B643C2 #C27743 #4EC243
square
#438EC2 #B643C2 #C27743 #4EC243
split-complementary
#438EC2 #C2434E #C2B643
monochromatic
#224C69 #316D97 #438EC2 #71AAD1 #9FC6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#438EC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#438EC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438EC2
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438EC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438EC2 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#768FC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6582C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438ec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.108 241.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84aed4',
500: '#438ec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438ec2; $custom-light: #84aed4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438ec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 142,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.567,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62176,
"c": 0.10828,
"h": 241.7
},
"luminance": 0.24434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438EC2
secondary
#CCAB94
accent
#874DDA
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83