#38dafd
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 218, 253
HSL
191°, 98%, 61%
CMYK
78, 14, 0, 1
Luminance
0.5808
Every format
| HEX | #38dafd |
| RGB | rgb(56, 218, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 98%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 14%, 0%, 1%) |
| LAB | lab(80.8 -29.1 -28.7) |
| LCH | lch(80.8 40.9 224.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.823 0.135 216.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38dafd;
background-color: #38dafd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38dafd] bg-[#38dafd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38dafd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.855, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38dafd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38dafd on white: 1.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38dafd on black: 12.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green85.5%
Blue99.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan77.9%
Magenta13.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%
Color previews
#38dafd text on a black background
contrast 12.62:1
Card sample
#38dafd text on a white background
contrast 1.66:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38dafd;
Background color
Panel with #38dafd background
background-color: #38dafd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38dafd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 218, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 218, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38dafd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38dafd, #3857FD);