Colour

#438EAA

#438EAA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#438EAA is a cyan with RGB values 67, 142, 170 and HSL 196°, 43%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#438EAA#438EAA

HEX#438EAA

RGBrgb(67, 142, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.5569, 0.6667

RGB percentages26.3%, 55.7%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(196.3, 43.5%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.3, 60.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK60.6%, 16.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,427,434

CSS custom property--colour: #438EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#BC7155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F8BABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7080AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#009697no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Slate grey · ΔE 17 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.7 Teal · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AA5F43

Analogous#43AA93, #435BAA

Triadic#AA438E, #8EAA43

Split complementary#AA435B, #AA9243

Tetradic#9343AA, #AA5F43, #5BAA43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CEE3EB

Lighter +30%#A9CFDD

Lighter +20%#84BACF

Lighter +10%#60A6C0

Darker −10%#356F85

Darker −20%#265161

Darker −30%#18323C

Darker −40%#091418

More saturated +25%#259CC8

Less saturated −25%#61808C

Channel breakdown

R67

G142

B170

Red67 (26.3%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue196.31°

Saturation (HSL)43.46%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G 8E · B AA

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