#38A8CA#38A8CA
#38A8CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.110 H 222.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38A8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 168, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.25, -20.12, -26.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.25, 33.19, 232.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.36% -0.081 -0.0738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.36% 0.11 222.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2898, 33.1072, 60.8704) |
| Luminance | 0.3311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.86
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.83
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.21
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.09
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 11.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38A8CA #CA5A38
analogous
#38CAA3 #38A8CA #385FCA
triadic
#38A8CA #CA38A8 #A8CA38
tetradic
#38A8CA #A338CA #CA5A38 #5FCA38
square
#38A8CA #A338CA #CA5A38 #5FCA38
split-complementary
#38A8CA #CA385F #CAA338
monochromatic
#1D596B #29819B #38A8CA #68BDD7 #99D2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#38A8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#38A8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38A8CA
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38A8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38A8CA | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8095CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38a8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 168, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.110 222.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c2da',
500: '#38a8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38a8ca; $custom-light: #82c2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38a8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 168,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.973,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68356,
"c": 0.10958,
"h": 222.4
},
"luminance": 0.3311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38A8CA
secondary
#CF9E8E
accent
#6B47E1
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183