#38bcee
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 188, 238
HSL
197°, 84%, 58%
CMYK
77, 21, 0, 7
Luminance
0.4298
Every format
| HEX | #38bcee |
| RGB | rgb(56, 188, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 84%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 21%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(71.5 -18.8 -34.9) |
| LCH | lch(71.5 39.6 241.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.747 0.131 228.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38bcee;
background-color: #38bcee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38bcee] bg-[#38bcee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38bcee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.737, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38bcee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38bcee on white: 2.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38bcee on black: 9.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green73.7%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan76.5%
Magenta21.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#38bcee text on a black background
contrast 9.60:1
Card sample
#38bcee text on a white background
contrast 2.19:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38bcee;
Background color
Panel with #38bcee background
background-color: #38bcee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38bcee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 188, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 188, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38bcee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bcee, #3842EE);