#38ade4
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 173, 228
HSL
199°, 76%, 56%
CMYK
75, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3633
Every format
| HEX | #38ade4 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 173, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(66.8 -14.2 -36.9) |
| LCH | lch(66.8 39.5 249.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.707 0.129 233.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38ade4;
background-color: #38ade4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38ade4] bg-[#38ade4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38ade4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.678, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38ade4")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38ade4 on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38ade4 on black: 8.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green67.8%
Blue89.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan75.4%
Magenta24.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%
Color previews
#38ade4 text on a black background
contrast 8.27:1
Card sample
#38ade4 text on a white background
contrast 2.54:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38ade4;
Background color
Panel with #38ade4 background
background-color: #38ade4;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38ade4;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 173, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 173, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38ade4; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38ade4, #383AE4);