#38b2e0
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 178, 224
HSL
196°, 73%, 55%
CMYK
75, 21, 0, 12
Luminance
0.3806
Every format
| HEX | #38b2e0 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 178, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 73%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 21%, 0%, 12%) |
| LAB | lab(68.1 -18.2 -32.6) |
| LCH | lch(68.1 37.4 240.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.717 0.123 228.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38b2e0;
background-color: #38b2e0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38b2e0] bg-[#38b2e0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38b2e0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.698, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38b2e0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38b2e0 on white: 2.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38b2e0 on black: 8.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green69.8%
Blue87.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan75.0%
Magenta20.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%
Color previews
#38b2e0 text on a black background
contrast 8.61:1
Card sample
#38b2e0 text on a white background
contrast 2.44:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38b2e0;
Background color
Panel with #38b2e0 background
background-color: #38b2e0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38b2e0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 178, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 178, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38b2e0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38b2e0, #3842E0);