#38B5DF#38B5DF
#38B5DF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.122 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B5DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 181, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 72%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 75%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.90, -20.07, -30.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.90, 36.76, 236.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.36% -0.0857 -0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.36% 0.122 225.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4685, 39.2124, 75.7080) |
| Luminance | 0.3922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.38
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.11
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.96
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.40
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.83
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B5DF #DF6238
analogous
#38DFB6 #38B5DF #3862DF
triadic
#38B5DF #DF38B5 #B5DF38
tetradic
#38B5DF #B638DF #DF6238 #62DF38
square
#38B5DF #B638DF #DF6238 #62DF38
split-complementary
#38B5DF #DF3862 #DFB638
monochromatic
#166A87 #1E94BC #38B5DF #6DC9E7 #A1DCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#38B5DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#38B5DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B5DF
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B5DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B5DF | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB1E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A1DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b5df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 181, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.122 225.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cbe9',
500: '#38b5df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b5df; $custom-light: #86cbe9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b5df",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 181,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.09,
"s": 72.294,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72358,
"c": 0.12164,
"h": 225.2
},
"luminance": 0.39216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B5DF
secondary
#DDA896
accent
#6739EF
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F1F8FC
border
#CBD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284