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#38BFDF

#38bfdf ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38bfdf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 74.9% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.89% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 191.5°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.57.

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Relative luminance0.4343

Complementary

  1. #38bfdf
  2. #df5838

Split complementary

  1. #38bfdf
  2. #df386c
  3. #dfac38

Analogous

  1. #38dfac
  2. #38bfdf
  3. #386cdf

Triadic

  1. #38bfdf
  2. #df38bf
  3. #bfdf38

Tetradic

  1. #38bfdf
  2. #5838df
  3. #df5838
  4. #bfdf38

Square

  1. #38bfdf
  2. #ac38df
  3. #df5838
  4. #6cdf38

Monochromatic

  1. #115b6d
  2. #1c92ae
  3. #38bfdf
  4. #7ad4ea
  5. #bce9f4

Shades

#38bfdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38bfdf
  2. #32acc9
  3. #2d99b2
  4. #27869c
  5. #227386
  6. #1c6070
  7. #164c59
  8. #113943
  9. #0b262d
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#38bfdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38bfdf
  2. #4cc5e2
  3. #60cce5
  4. #74d2e9
  5. #88d9ec
  6. #9cdfef
  7. #afe5f2
  8. #c3ecf5
  9. #d7f2f9
  10. #ebf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38bfdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38bfdf
  2. #3fb9d6
  3. #46b2cc
  4. #4eacc3
  5. #55a6b9
  6. #5ca0b0
  7. #6399a6
  8. #6a939d
  9. #728d93
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb6c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab9e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a9df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bbce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79b2df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38bfdf {
  color: #38bfdf;
}
Background
.bg-38bfdf {
  background-color: #38bfdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38bfdf {
  border: 2px solid #38bfdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38bfdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 191 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38bfdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bfdf, #386cdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38bfdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 191 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.57 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.10 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.83 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.98 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.23 #c74020 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#38bfdf  rgb(56, 191, 223)  hsl(192, 72%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#df5838  rgb(223, 88, 56)  hsl(12, 72%, 55%)  Flame
#df38bf  rgb(223, 56, 191)  hsl(312, 72%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bfdf38  rgb(191, 223, 56)  hsl(72, 72%, 55%)  June Bud