#438FAD#438FAD

#438FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.087 H 226.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438FAD
RGB	rgb(67, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(197, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(197, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.94, -14.30, -22.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.94, 26.92, 237.91°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% -0.0598 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.087 226.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6771, 23.8534, 43.0942)
Luminance	0.2386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438FAD #AD6143

analogous

#43AD96 #438FAD #435AAD

triadic

#438FAD #AD438F #8FAD43

tetradic

#438FAD #9643AD #AD6143 #5AAD43

square

#438FAD #9643AD #AD6143 #5AAD43

split-complementary

#438FAD #AD435A #AD9643

monochromatic

#214655 #326B81 #438FAD #68ABC5 #95C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#438FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#438FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438FAD

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438FAD	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.087 226.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81afc5',
    500: '#438fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438fad;
$custom-light: #81afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.981,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61429,
    "c": 0.08731,
    "h": 226.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438FAD

secondary

#C19A8A

accent

#7854D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438FAD

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

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