#38ABD2#38ABD2

#38ABD2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.115 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38ABD2
RGBrgb(56, 171, 210)
HSLhsl(195, 63%, 52%)
HSVhsv(195, 73%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(73.3%, 18.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LABlab(65.45, -19.09, -28.98)
CIE-LCHlch(65.45, 34.70, 236.63°)
OKLaboklab(69.42% -0.0809 -0.0812)
OKLCHoklch(69.42% 0.115 225.1)
XYZxyz(27.8219, 34.6164, 66.1756)
Luminance0.3462 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38ABD2 #D25F38
analogous
#38D2AC #38ABD2 #385ED2
triadic
#38ABD2 #D238AB #ABD238
tetradic
#38ABD2 #AC38D2 #D25F38 #5ED238
square
#38ABD2 #AC38D2 #D25F38 #5ED238
split-complementary
#38ABD2 #D2385E #D2AC38
monochromatic
#1A5E75 #2686A7 #38ABD2 #6AC0DD #9CD5E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.65
#38ABD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.92
#38ABD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38ABD2
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38ABD2#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38ABD21.002.657.927.92
#FFFFFF2.651.0021.0021.00
#0000007.9221.001.001.00
##0000007.9221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A7D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8198D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38abd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 171, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.115 225.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c4e0',
    500: '#38abd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38abd2;
$custom-light: #84c4e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38abd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.195,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69421,
    "c": 0.11462,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38ABD2
secondary
#D5A291
accent
#6B42E6
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #38ABD2

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#38ABD2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva