#38a3f0
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 163, 240
HSL
205°, 86%, 58%
CMYK
77, 32, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3333
Every format
| HEX | #38a3f0 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 163, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 86%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 32%, 0%, 6%) |
| LAB | lab(64.4 -4.5 -47.1) |
| LCH | lch(64.4 47.3 264.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.690 0.148 244.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38a3f0;
background-color: #38a3f0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38a3f0] bg-[#38a3f0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38a3f0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.639, blue: 0.941)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38a3f0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38a3f0 on white: 2.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38a3f0 on black: 7.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green63.9%
Blue94.1%
CMYK percentages
Cyan76.7%
Magenta32.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.9%
Color previews
#38a3f0 text on a black background
contrast 7.67:1
Card sample
#38a3f0 text on a white background
contrast 2.74:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38a3f0;
Background color
Panel with #38a3f0 background
background-color: #38a3f0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38a3f0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 163, 240, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 163, 240, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38a3f0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38a3f0, #4738F0);