#38A8DA#38A8DA
#38A8DA is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.122 H 232.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38A8DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 168, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 69%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 74%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.89, -14.84, -34.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.89, 37.35, 246.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.08% -0.0751 -0.0964) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.08% 0.122 232.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2833, 33.9046, 71.3697) |
| Luminance | 0.3391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.70
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.30
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.88
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.69
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.84
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38A8DA #DA6A38
analogous
#38DABB #38A8DA #3857DA
triadic
#38A8DA #DA38A8 #A8DA38
tetradic
#38A8DA #BB38DA #DA6A38 #57DA38
square
#38A8DA #BB38DA #DA6A38 #57DA38
split-complementary
#38A8DA #DA3857 #DABB38
monochromatic
#186080 #2186B3 #38A8DA #6CBFE4 #9FD5ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#38A8DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.78
#38A8DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38A8DA
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38A8DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38A8DA | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA6DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7997D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38a8da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 168, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.122 232.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c1e5',
500: '#38a8da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38a8da; $custom-light: #85c1e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38a8da",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 168,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.519,
"s": 68.644,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69079,
"c": 0.12225,
"h": 232.1
},
"luminance": 0.33908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38A8DA
secondary
#DAAA94
accent
#723CEB
background
#F8FBFE
surface
#F0F7FC
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8184