#38b0df
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 176, 223
HSL
197°, 72%, 55%
CMYK
75, 21, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3722
Every format
| HEX | #38b0df |
| RGB | rgb(56, 176, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 21%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(67.4 -17.4 -33.1) |
| LCH | lch(67.4 37.4 242.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.712 0.123 228.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38b0df;
background-color: #38b0df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38b0df] bg-[#38b0df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38b0df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.690, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38b0df")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38b0df on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38b0df on black: 8.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green69.0%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan74.9%
Magenta21.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#38b0df text on a black background
contrast 8.44:1
Card sample
#38b0df text on a white background
contrast 2.49:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38b0df;
Background color
Panel with #38b0df background
background-color: #38b0df;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38b0df;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 176, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 176, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38b0df; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38b0df, #3841DF);