#438FC6#438FC6
#438FC6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.112 H 242.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438FC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 143, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.99, -6.11, -35.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.99, 35.91, 260.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.61% -0.0511 -0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.61% 0.112 242.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3264, 24.9131, 57.0472) |
| Luminance | 0.2492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.69
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.24
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.72
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.83
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438FC6 #C67A43
analogous
#43C6BC #438FC6 #434EC6
triadic
#438FC6 #C6438F #8FC643
tetradic
#438FC6 #BC43C6 #C67A43 #4EC643
square
#438FC6 #BC43C6 #C67A43 #4EC643
split-complementary
#438FC6 #C6434E #C6BC43
monochromatic
#214D6D #2F6F9C #438FC6 #72ABD4 #A1C7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#438FC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#438FC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438FC6
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438FC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438FC6 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7690C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6483C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438fc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.112 242.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85afd7',
500: '#438fc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438fc6; $custom-light: #85afd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438fc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 143,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.191,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62609,
"c": 0.11206,
"h": 242.9
},
"luminance": 0.24915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438FC6
secondary
#CFAE96
accent
#884BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83