#38abdf
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 171, 223
HSL
199°, 72%, 55%
CMYK
75, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3529
Every format
| HEX | #38abdf |
| RGB | rgb(56, 171, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 23%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(66.0 -14.8 -35.3) |
| LCH | lch(66.0 38.3 247.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.700 0.125 232.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38abdf;
background-color: #38abdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38abdf] bg-[#38abdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38abdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.671, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38abdf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38abdf on white: 2.61:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38abdf on black: 8.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green67.1%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan74.9%
Magenta23.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#38abdf text on a black background
contrast 8.06:1
Card sample
#38abdf text on a white background
contrast 2.61:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38abdf;
Background color
Panel with #38abdf background
background-color: #38abdf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38abdf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 171, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 171, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38abdf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38abdf, #383CDF);