#38ade0
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 173, 224
HSL
198°, 73%, 55%
CMYK
75, 23, 0, 12
Luminance
0.3611
Every format
| HEX | #38ade0 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 173, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 73%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 23%, 0%, 12%) |
| LAB | lab(66.6 -15.5 -34.9) |
| LCH | lch(66.6 38.2 246.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.705 0.125 231.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38ade0;
background-color: #38ade0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38ade0] bg-[#38ade0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38ade0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.678, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38ade0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38ade0 on white: 2.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38ade0 on black: 8.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green67.8%
Blue87.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan75.0%
Magenta22.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%
Color previews
#38ade0 text on a black background
contrast 8.22:1
Card sample
#38ade0 text on a white background
contrast 2.55:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38ade0;
Background color
Panel with #38ade0 background
background-color: #38ade0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38ade0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 173, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 173, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38ade0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38ade0, #383DE0);