#38aefd
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 174, 253
HSL
204°, 98%, 61%
CMYK
78, 31, 0, 1
Luminance
0.3820
Every format
| HEX | #38aefd |
| RGB | rgb(56, 174, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 98%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 31%, 0%, 1%) |
| LAB | lab(68.2 -6.2 -48.3) |
| LCH | lch(68.2 48.7 262.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.722 0.154 243.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38aefd;
background-color: #38aefd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38aefd] bg-[#38aefd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38aefd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.682, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38aefd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38aefd on white: 2.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38aefd on black: 8.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green68.2%
Blue99.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan77.9%
Magenta31.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%
Color previews
#38aefd text on a black background
contrast 8.64:1
Card sample
#38aefd text on a white background
contrast 2.43:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38aefd;
Background color
Panel with #38aefd background
background-color: #38aefd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38aefd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 174, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 174, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38aefd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38aefd, #4638FD);