#438FCE#438FCE
#438FCE is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.121 H 246.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438FCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 143, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 30.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.36, -3.39, -39.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.36, 39.47, 265.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.02% -0.0486 -0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.02% 0.121 246.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2736, 25.2920, 62.0358) |
| Luminance | 0.2529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.29
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.95
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.18
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.32
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.57
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438FCE #CE8243
analogous
#43CEC7 #438FCE #4349CE
triadic
#438FCE #CE438F #8FCE43
tetradic
#438FCE #C743CE #CE8243 #49CE43
square
#438FCE #C743CE #CE8243 #49CE43
split-complementary
#438FCE #CE4349 #CEC743
monochromatic
#1F4F77 #2C70A8 #438FCE #74ACDB #A4C9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#438FCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#438FCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438FCE
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438FCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438FCE | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7391D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6084CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438fce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.121 246.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86afdd',
500: '#438fce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438fce; $custom-light: #86afdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438fce",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 143,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.194,
"s": 58.65,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63021,
"c": 0.12134,
"h": 246.4
},
"luminance": 0.25294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438FCE
secondary
#D4B499
accent
#8D46E2
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83