#438FAC#438FAC
#438FAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.087 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438FAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 143, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 44%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 61%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 16.9%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.90, -14.62, -22.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.90, 26.66, 236.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.39% -0.0602 -0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.39% 0.087 225.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5807, 23.8148, 42.5865) |
| Luminance | 0.2382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.67
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.01
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 7.97
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 8.07
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 8.52
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438FAC #AC6043
analogous
#43AC95 #438FAC #435BAC
triadic
#438FAC #AC438F #8FAC43
tetradic
#438FAC #9543AC #AC6043 #5BAC43
square
#438FAC #9543AC #AC6043 #5BAC43
split-complementary
#438FAC #AC435B #AC9543
monochromatic
#214654 #326A80 #438FAC #68ABC4 #94C3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#438FAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#438FAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438FAC
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438FAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438FAC | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 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)
#7F8CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7081AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009898
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438fac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.087 225.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81afc4',
500: '#438fac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438fac; $custom-light: #81afc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438fac",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 143,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.571,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61385,
"c": 0.08652,
"h": 225.9
},
"luminance": 0.23817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438FAC
secondary
#C1998A
accent
#7754D4
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0B1012
muted
#7C7F81