#438FC3#438FC3
#438FC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.109 H 241.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438FC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 143, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 26.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.86, -7.12, -33.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.86, 34.64, 258.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.46% -0.052 -0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.46% 0.109 241.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9838, 24.7761, 55.2429) |
| Luminance | 0.2478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.84
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.36
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.62
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.86
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.05
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438FC3 #C37743
analogous
#43C3B7 #438FC3 #434FC3
triadic
#438FC3 #C3438F #8FC343
tetradic
#438FC3 #B743C3 #C37743 #4FC343
square
#438FC3 #B743C3 #C37743 #4FC343
split-complementary
#438FC3 #C3434F #C3B743
monochromatic
#224D6A #316E98 #438FC3 #71ABD2 #A0C6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#438FC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#438FC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438FC3
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438FC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438FC3 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778FC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6683C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438fc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.109 241.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84afd5',
500: '#438fc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438fc3; $custom-light: #84afd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438fc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 143,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.375,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62459,
"c": 0.10871,
"h": 241.4
},
"luminance": 0.24778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438FC3
secondary
#CDAC95
accent
#874DDB
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83