#438FA3#438FA3
#438FA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.080 H 217.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438FA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 143, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 42%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 59%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.56, -17.42, -17.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.56, 24.81, 225.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61% -0.0638 -0.049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.08 217.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7454, 23.4807, 38.1876) |
| Luminance | 0.2348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.44
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.65
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 8.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.71
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.35
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 9.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438FA3 #A35743
analogous
#43A387 #438FA3 #435FA3
triadic
#438FA3 #A3438F #8FA343
tetradic
#438FA3 #8743A3 #A35743 #5FA343
square
#438FA3 #8743A3 #A35743 #5FA343
split-complementary
#438FA3 #A3435F #A38743
monochromatic
#1F434C #316978 #438FA3 #64ACBF #8FC3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#438FA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#438FA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438FA3
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438FA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438FA3 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#828BA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7481A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009695
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438fa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.080 217.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80b0be',
500: '#438fa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438fa3; $custom-light: #80b0be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438fa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 143,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.5,
"s": 41.739,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61003,
"c": 0.08042,
"h": 217.5
},
"luminance": 0.23483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438FA3
secondary
#BC9185
accent
#7056D2
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#EFF4F6
border
#CACED0
text
#0B1012
muted
#7C7F81