#38c8df
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 200, 223
HSL
188°, 72%, 55%
CMYK
75, 10, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4748
Every format
| HEX | #38c8df |
| RGB | rgb(56, 200, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 10%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(74.5 -29.6 -22.2) |
| LCH | lch(74.5 37.0 216.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.768 0.121 210.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38c8df;
background-color: #38c8df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38c8df] bg-[#38c8df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38c8df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.784, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38c8df")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38c8df on white: 2.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38c8df on black: 10.50:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green78.4%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan74.9%
Magenta10.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#38c8df text on a black background
contrast 10.50:1
Card sample
#38c8df text on a white background
contrast 2.00:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38c8df;
Background color
Panel with #38c8df background
background-color: #38c8df;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38c8df;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 200, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 200, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38c8df; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38c8df, #3859DF);