#438FBD#438FBD

#438FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.102 H 238.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438FBD
RGB	rgb(67, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(203, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.59, -9.12, -30.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.59, 32.22, 253.57°)
OKLab	oklab(62.17% -0.054 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(62.17% 0.102 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3190, 24.5102, 51.7417)
Luminance	0.2451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438FBD #BD7143

analogous

#43BDAE #438FBD #4352BD

triadic

#438FBD #BD438F #8FBD43

tetradic

#438FBD #AE43BD #BD7143 #52BD43

square

#438FBD #AE43BD #BD7143 #52BD43

split-complementary

#438FBD #BD4352 #BDAE43

monochromatic

#234B63 #336D90 #438FBD #70AACD #9EC5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#438FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#438FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438FBD

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438FBD	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.102 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afd1',
    500: '#438fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438fbd;
$custom-light: #83afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.623,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62166,
    "c": 0.10225,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438FBD

secondary

#C9A793

accent

#8350D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438FBD

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

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