#38bcd8
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 188, 216
HSL
191°, 67%, 53%
CMYK
74, 13, 0, 15
Luminance
0.4177
Every format
| HEX | #38bcd8 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 188, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 67%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 13%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(70.7 -25.9 -24.2) |
| LCH | lch(70.7 35.4 223.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.737 0.117 215.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38bcd8;
background-color: #38bcd8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38bcd8] bg-[#38bcd8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38bcd8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.737, blue: 0.847)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38bcd8")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38bcd8 on white: 2.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38bcd8 on black: 9.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green73.7%
Blue84.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan74.1%
Magenta13.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)15.3%
Color previews
#38bcd8 text on a black background
contrast 9.35:1
Card sample
#38bcd8 text on a white background
contrast 2.25:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38bcd8;
Background color
Panel with #38bcd8 background
background-color: #38bcd8;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38bcd8;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 188, 216, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 188, 216, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38bcd8; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bcd8, #3851D8);