#438FAE#438FAE

#438FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.088 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438FAE
RGB	rgb(67, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(197, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(197, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.98, -13.99, -23.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.98, 27.19, 239.05°)
OKLab	oklab(61.47% -0.0594 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(61.47% 0.088 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.7742, 23.8922, 43.6058)
Luminance	0.2389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438FAE #AE6243

analogous

#43AE97 #438FAE #435AAE

triadic

#438FAE #AE438F #8FAE43

tetradic

#438FAE #9743AE #AE6243 #5AAE43

square

#438FAE #9743AE #AE6243 #5AAE43

split-complementary

#438FAE #AE435A #AE9743

monochromatic

#214656 #326B82 #438FAE #69ABC5 #95C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#438FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#438FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438FAE

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438FAE	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.088 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81afc6',
    500: '#438fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438fae;
$custom-light: #81afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.383,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61473,
    "c": 0.08812,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438FAE

secondary

#C29B8B

accent

#7954D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438FAE

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

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