#438FAB#438FAB

#438FAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.086 H 225.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438FAB
RGB	rgb(67, 143, 171)
HSL	hsl(196, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(196, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.86, -14.94, -21.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.86, 26.41, 235.56°)
OKLab	oklab(61.34% -0.0606 -0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(61.34% 0.086 225)
XYZ	xyz(19.4850, 23.7766, 42.0827)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438FAB #AB5F43

analogous

#43AB93 #438FAB #435BAB

triadic

#438FAB #AB438F #8FAB43

tetradic

#438FAB #9343AB #AB5F43 #5BAB43

square

#438FAB #9343AB #AB5F43 #5BAB43

split-complementary

#438FAB #AB435B #AB9343

monochromatic

#214553 #326A7F #438FAB #68ABC4 #94C3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#438FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#438FAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438FAB

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438FAB	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7181AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.086 225.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81afc4',
    500: '#438fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438fab;
$custom-light: #81afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.154,
    "s": 43.697,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61341,
    "c": 0.08575,
    "h": 225
  },
  "luminance": 0.23778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438FAB

secondary

#C09889

accent

#7754D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #438FAB

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

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