#438FCD#438FCD
#438FCD is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.120 H 246.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 143, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.31, -3.74, -38.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.31, 39.01, 264.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.97% -0.0489 -0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.97% 0.12 246) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1525, 25.2436, 61.3981) |
| Luminance | 0.2525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.45
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.88
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.16
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.28
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.72
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438FCD #CD8143
analogous
#43CDC6 #438FCD #434ACD
triadic
#438FCD #CD438F #8FCD43
tetradic
#438FCD #C643CD #CD8143 #4ACD43
square
#438FCD #C643CD #CD8143 #4ACD43
split-complementary
#438FCD #CD434A #CDC643
monochromatic
#1F4F76 #2C70A7 #438FCD #73ACDA #A4C9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#438FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#438FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438FCD
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438FCD | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7391D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6084CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.120 246.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86afdc',
500: '#438fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438fcd; $custom-light: #86afdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 143,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.957,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62969,
"c": 0.12016,
"h": 246
},
"luminance": 0.25246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438FCD
secondary
#D4B398
accent
#8C47E1
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83