#38B7D7#38B7D7
#38B7D7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.116 H 218.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B7D7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 183, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 67%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 14.9%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.19, -23.68, -25.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.19, 35.15, 227.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.49% -0.0906 -0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.49% 0.116 218.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8250, 39.6103, 70.2978) |
| Luminance | 0.3961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.54
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.73
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.13
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.61
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.75
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B7D7 #D75838
analogous
#38D7A7 #38B7D7 #3868D7
triadic
#38B7D7 #D738B7 #B7D738
tetradic
#38B7D7 #A738D7 #D75838 #68D738
square
#38B7D7 #A738D7 #D75838 #68D738
split-complementary
#38B7D7 #D73868 #D7A738
monochromatic
#19687C #2393AF #38B7D7 #6BC9E1 #9EDCEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#38B7D7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#38B7D7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B7D7
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B7D7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B7D7 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B2D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA2D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b7d7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 183, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.116 218.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cce3',
500: '#38b7d7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b7d7; $custom-light: #85cce3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b7d7",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 183,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.075,
"s": 66.527,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72487,
"c": 0.11608,
"h": 218.7
},
"luminance": 0.39614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B7D7
secondary
#D8A193
accent
#613EE9
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283