#38ade7
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 173, 231
HSL
200°, 79%, 56%
CMYK
76, 25, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3650
Every format
| HEX | #38ade7 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 173, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 25%, 0%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(66.9 -13.2 -38.3) |
| LCH | lch(66.9 40.5 251.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.709 0.132 235.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38ade7;
background-color: #38ade7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38ade7] bg-[#38ade7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38ade7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.678, blue: 0.906)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38ade7")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38ade7 on white: 2.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38ade7 on black: 8.30:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green67.8%
Blue90.6%
CMYK percentages
Cyan75.8%
Magenta25.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)9.4%
Color previews
#38ade7 text on a black background
contrast 8.30:1
Card sample
#38ade7 text on a white background
contrast 2.53:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38ade7;
Background color
Panel with #38ade7 background
background-color: #38ade7;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38ade7;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 173, 231, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 173, 231, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38ade7; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38ade7, #3838E7);