#38ACDB#38ACDB
#38ACDB is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.121 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38ACDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 172, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 69%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 74%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 21.5%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -16.65, -32.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 36.91, 243.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.06% -0.0786 -0.0925) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.06% 0.121 229.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1644, 35.4568, 72.3109) |
| Luminance | 0.3546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.96
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.68
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.87
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.09
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.89
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38ACDB #DB6738
analogous
#38DBB9 #38ACDB #385BDB
triadic
#38ACDB #DB38AC #ACDB38
tetradic
#38ACDB #B938DB #DB6738 #5BDB38
square
#38ACDB #B938DB #DB6738 #5BDB38
split-complementary
#38ACDB #DB385B #DBB938
monochromatic
#176381 #218AB5 #38ACDB #6CC2E4 #A0D7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#38ACDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#38ACDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38ACDB
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38ACDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38ACDB | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A9DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E9ADA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38acdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 172, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.121 229.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c4e6',
500: '#38acdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38acdb; $custom-light: #85c4e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38acdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 172,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.301,
"s": 69.362,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70063,
"c": 0.12141,
"h": 229.7
},
"luminance": 0.3546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38ACDB
secondary
#DAA995
accent
#6F3CEC
background
#F8FCFE
surface
#F0F8FC
border
#CBD1D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7D8184