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#38baff

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
56, 186, 255
HSL
201°, 100%, 61%
CMYK
78, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4318

Every format

HEX#38baff
RGBrgb(56, 186, 255)
HSLhsl(201, 100%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(71.7 -12.1 -43.9)
LCHlch(71.7 45.5 254.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.750 0.147 237.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #38baff;
background-color: #38baff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38baff] bg-[#38baff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38baff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.729, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38baff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#38baff on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#38baff on black: 9.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red22.0%
Green72.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.0%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#38baff text on a black background

contrast 9.64:1

Card sample

#38baff text on a white background

contrast 2.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #38baff;
Background color
Panel with #38baff background
background-color: #38baff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38baff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 186, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 186, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38baff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38baff, #3B38FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #38baff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #38baff in the Color Lab