#38ade3
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 173, 227
HSL
199°, 75%, 56%
CMYK
75, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3627
Every format
| HEX | #38ade3 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 173, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(66.7 -14.5 -36.4) |
| LCH | lch(66.7 39.2 248.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.707 0.128 233.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38ade3;
background-color: #38ade3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38ade3] bg-[#38ade3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38ade3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.678, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38ade3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38ade3 on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38ade3 on black: 8.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green67.8%
Blue89.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan75.3%
Magenta23.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%
Color previews
#38ade3 text on a black background
contrast 8.25:1
Card sample
#38ade3 text on a white background
contrast 2.54:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38ade3;
Background color
Panel with #38ade3 background
background-color: #38ade3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38ade3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 173, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 173, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38ade3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38ade3, #383BE3);