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#38BEE3

#38bee3 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38bee3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 74.51% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.33% cyan, 16.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 192.98°, with 75.33% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.53.

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Relative luminance0.4321

Complementary

  1. #38bee3
  2. #e35d38

Split complementary

  1. #38bee3
  2. #e33869
  3. #e3b238

Analogous

  1. #38e3b2
  2. #38bee3
  3. #3869e3

Triadic

  1. #38bee3
  2. #e338be
  3. #bee338

Tetradic

  1. #38bee3
  2. #5d38e3
  3. #e35d38
  4. #bee338

Square

  1. #38bee3
  2. #b238e3
  3. #e35d38
  4. #69e338

Monochromatic

  1. #105d72
  2. #1993b5
  3. #38bee3
  4. #7bd4ec
  5. #beeaf6

Shades

#38bee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38bee3
  2. #32abcc
  3. #2d98b6
  4. #27859f
  5. #227288
  6. #1c5f72
  7. #164c5b
  8. #113944
  9. #0b262d
  10. #061317
  11. #000000

Tints

#38bee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38bee3
  2. #4cc5e6
  3. #60cbe9
  4. #74d2eb
  5. #88d8ee
  6. #9cdff1
  7. #afe5f4
  8. #c3ecf7
  9. #d7f2f9
  10. #ebf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38bee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38bee3
  2. #3fb8d9
  3. #46b2cf
  4. #4eabc5
  5. #55a5bb
  6. #5c9fb2
  7. #6399a8
  8. #6a939e
  9. #728c94
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb6c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b9e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a8e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00caca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89bbe4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77b1e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38bee3 {
  color: #38bee3;
}
Background
.bg-38bee3 {
  background-color: #38bee3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38bee3 {
  border: 2px solid #38bee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38bee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 190 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38bee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bee3, #3869e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38bee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 190 227 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.53 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.88 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.41 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.11 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.51 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.40 #c7411c Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#38bee3  rgb(56, 190, 227)  hsl(193, 75%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e35d38  rgb(227, 93, 56)  hsl(13, 75%, 55%)  Flame
#e338be  rgb(227, 56, 190)  hsl(313, 75%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bee338  rgb(190, 227, 56)  hsl(73, 75%, 55%)  June Bud