#38afd8
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 175, 216
HSL
195°, 67%, 53%
CMYK
74, 19, 0, 15
Luminance
0.3646
Every format
| HEX | #38afd8 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 175, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 67%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 19%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(66.9 -19.2 -30.1) |
| LCH | lch(66.9 35.7 237.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.706 0.118 225.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38afd8;
background-color: #38afd8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38afd8] bg-[#38afd8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38afd8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.686, blue: 0.847)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38afd8")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38afd8 on white: 2.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38afd8 on black: 8.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green68.6%
Blue84.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan74.1%
Magenta19.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)15.3%
Color previews
#38afd8 text on a black background
contrast 8.29:1
Card sample
#38afd8 text on a white background
contrast 2.53:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38afd8;
Background color
Panel with #38afd8 background
background-color: #38afd8;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38afd8;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 175, 216, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 175, 216, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38afd8; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38afd8, #3844D8);