#38bcdf
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
56, 188, 223
HSL
193°, 72%, 55%
CMYK
75, 16, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4213
Every format
| HEX | #38bcdf |
| RGB | rgb(56, 188, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 16%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(71.0 -23.7 -27.6) |
| LCH | lch(71.0 36.4 229.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.740 0.120 219.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38bcdf;
background-color: #38bcdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38bcdf] bg-[#38bcdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38bcdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.737, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38bcdf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38bcdf on white: 2.23:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38bcdf on black: 9.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green73.7%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan74.9%
Magenta15.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#38bcdf text on a black background
contrast 9.43:1
Card sample
#38bcdf text on a white background
contrast 2.23:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38bcdf;
Background color
Panel with #38bcdf background
background-color: #38bcdf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38bcdf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 188, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 188, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38bcdf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bcdf, #384DDF);