#38c9da
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 201, 218
HSL
186°, 69%, 54%
CMYK
74, 8, 0, 15
Luminance
0.4768
Every format
| HEX | #38c9da |
| RGB | rgb(56, 201, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 69%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 8%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(74.6 -31.6 -19.3) |
| LCH | lch(74.6 37.1 211.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.769 0.119 206.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38c9da;
background-color: #38c9da;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38c9da] bg-[#38c9da]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38c9da;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.788, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38c9da")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38c9da on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38c9da on black: 10.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green78.8%
Blue85.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan74.3%
Magenta7.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.5%
Color previews
#38c9da text on a black background
contrast 10.54:1
Card sample
#38c9da text on a white background
contrast 1.99:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38c9da;
Background color
Panel with #38c9da background
background-color: #38c9da;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38c9da;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 201, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 201, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38c9da; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38c9da, #385DDA);