#438EC4#438EC4

#438EC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.111 H 242.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438EC4
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 196)
HSL	hsl(205, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 27.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.61, -6.21, -34.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.61, 35.40, 259.90°)
OKLab	oklab(62.28% -0.0507 -0.0982)
OKLCH	oklch(62.28% 0.111 242.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9478, 24.5226, 55.7905)
Luminance	0.2452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#438EC4 #C47943

analogous

#43C4BA #438EC4 #434EC4

triadic

#438EC4 #C4438E #8EC443

tetradic

#438EC4 #BA43C4 #C47943 #4EC443

square

#438EC4 #BA43C4 #C47943 #4EC443

split-complementary

#438EC4 #C4434E #C4BA43

monochromatic

#224C6B #306D9A #438EC4 #72AAD3 #A0C6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#438EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#438EC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438EC4

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438EC4	1.00	3.56	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6482C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.111 242.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aed6',
    500: '#438ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438ec4;
$custom-light: #84aed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.116,
    "s": 52.227,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62276,
    "c": 0.11052,
    "h": 242.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438EC4

secondary

#CEAD95

accent

#884CDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #438EC4

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

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