#438FBF#438FBF

#438FBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.104 H 239.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438FBF
RGB	rgb(67, 143, 191)
HSL	hsl(203, 49%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 25.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.68, -8.45, -31.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.68, 33.01, 255.16°)
OKLab	oklab(62.26% -0.0534 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(62.26% 0.104 239.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.5376, 24.5976, 52.8929)
Luminance	0.2460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438FBF #BF7343

analogous

#43BFB1 #438FBF #4351BF

triadic

#438FBF #BF438F #8FBF43

tetradic

#438FBF #B143BF #BF7343 #51BF43

square

#438FBF #B143BF #BF7343 #51BF43

split-complementary

#438FBF #BF4351 #BFB143

monochromatic

#224B65 #326D93 #438FBF #71AACF #9EC5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#438FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#438FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438FBF

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438FBF	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6883BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.104 239.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afd2',
    500: '#438fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438fbf;
$custom-light: #84afd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.226,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62262,
    "c": 0.10436,
    "h": 239.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438FBF

secondary

#CAA993

accent

#844FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #438FBF

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

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