#38a5e9
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 165, 233
HSL
203°, 80%, 57%
CMYK
76, 29, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3363
Every format
| HEX | #38a5e9 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 165, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 80%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 29%, 0%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(64.7 -8.1 -42.9) |
| LCH | lch(64.7 43.6 259.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.691 0.139 240.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38a5e9;
background-color: #38a5e9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38a5e9] bg-[#38a5e9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38a5e9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.647, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38a5e9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38a5e9 on white: 2.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38a5e9 on black: 7.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green64.7%
Blue91.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan76.0%
Magenta29.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%
Color previews
#38a5e9 text on a black background
contrast 7.73:1
Card sample
#38a5e9 text on a white background
contrast 2.72:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38a5e9;
Background color
Panel with #38a5e9 background
background-color: #38a5e9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38a5e9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 165, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 165, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38a5e9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38a5e9, #4138E9);