#38ace6
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 172, 230
HSL
200°, 78%, 56%
CMYK
76, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.3606
Every format
| HEX | #38ace6 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 172, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 78%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 25%, 0%, 10%) |
| LAB | lab(66.6 -13.0 -38.3) |
| LCH | lch(66.6 40.4 251.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.706 0.131 235.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38ace6;
background-color: #38ace6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38ace6] bg-[#38ace6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38ace6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.675, blue: 0.902)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38ace6")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38ace6 on white: 2.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38ace6 on black: 8.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green67.5%
Blue90.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan75.7%
Magenta25.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)9.8%
Color previews
#38ace6 text on a black background
contrast 8.21:1
Card sample
#38ace6 text on a white background
contrast 2.56:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38ace6;
Background color
Panel with #38ace6 background
background-color: #38ace6;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38ace6;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 172, 230, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 172, 230, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38ace6; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38ace6, #3838E6);