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#38B2DB

#38b2db ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38b2db is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 69.8% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.43% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 195.09°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.378

Complementary

  1. #38b2db
  2. #db6138

Split complementary

  1. #38b2db
  2. #db3861
  3. #dbb238

Analogous

  1. #38dbb2
  2. #38b2db
  3. #3861db

Triadic

  1. #38b2db
  2. #db38b2
  3. #b2db38

Tetradic

  1. #38b2db
  2. #6138db
  3. #db6138
  4. #b2db38

Square

  1. #38b2db
  2. #b238db
  3. #db6138
  4. #61db38

Monochromatic

  1. #135267
  2. #1e85a8
  3. #38b2db
  4. #79cbe7
  5. #bae4f2

Shades

#38b2db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38b2db
  2. #32a0c5
  3. #2d8eaf
  4. #277d99
  5. #226b83
  6. #1c596e
  7. #164758
  8. #113542
  9. #0b242c
  10. #061216
  11. #000000

Tints

#38b2db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38b2db
  2. #4cbadf
  3. #60c1e2
  4. #74c9e6
  5. #88d1e9
  6. #9cd9ed
  7. #afe0f1
  8. #c3e8f4
  9. #d7f0f8
  10. #ebf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38b2db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38b2db
  2. #3fadd2
  3. #46a8c9
  4. #4ea3c0
  5. #559eb7
  6. #5c99ae
  7. #6394a4
  8. #6a8f9b
  9. #728a92
  10. #798589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87abbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baedd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fb0dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa7db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38b2db {
  color: #38b2db;
}
Background
.bg-38b2db {
  background-color: #38b2db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38b2db {
  border: 2px solid #38b2db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38b2db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 178 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38b2db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38b2db, #3861db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38b2db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 178 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.98 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.58 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.12 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.90 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.11 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.43 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.49 #c74d24 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#38b2db  rgb(56, 178, 219)  hsl(195, 69%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db6138  rgb(219, 97, 56)  hsl(15, 69%, 54%)  Flame
#db38b2  rgb(219, 56, 178)  hsl(315, 69%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#b2db38  rgb(178, 219, 56)  hsl(75, 69%, 54%)  June Bud