#38bcd6
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 188, 214
HSL
190°, 66%, 53%
CMYK
74, 12, 0, 16
Luminance
0.4166
Every format
| HEX | #38bcd6 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 188, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 66%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 12%, 0%, 16%) |
| LAB | lab(70.6 -26.5 -23.2) |
| LCH | lch(70.6 35.2 221.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.736 0.116 214.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38bcd6;
background-color: #38bcd6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38bcd6] bg-[#38bcd6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38bcd6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.737, blue: 0.839)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38bcd6")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38bcd6 on white: 2.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38bcd6 on black: 9.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green73.7%
Blue83.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan73.8%
Magenta12.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.1%
Color previews
#38bcd6 text on a black background
contrast 9.33:1
Card sample
#38bcd6 text on a white background
contrast 2.25:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38bcd6;
Background color
Panel with #38bcd6 background
background-color: #38bcd6;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38bcd6;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 188, 214, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 188, 214, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38bcd6; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bcd6, #3852D6);