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#38CCFB

#38ccfb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#38ccfb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 80% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.69% cyan, 18.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 194.46°, with 96.06% saturation and 60.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.31.

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Relative luminance0.5099

Complementary

  1. #38ccfb
  2. #fb6738

Split complementary

  1. #38ccfb
  2. #fb386b
  3. #fbc938

Analogous

  1. #38fbc9
  2. #38ccfb
  3. #386bfb

Triadic

  1. #38ccfb
  2. #fb38cc
  3. #ccfb38

Tetradic

  1. #38ccfb
  2. #6738fb
  3. #fb6738
  4. #ccfb38

Square

  1. #38ccfb
  2. #c938fb
  3. #fb6738
  4. #6bfb38

Monochromatic

  1. #037397
  2. #05ade2
  3. #38ccfb
  4. #83dffd
  5. #cef2fe

Shades

#38ccfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38ccfb
  2. #32b8e2
  3. #2da3c9
  4. #278fb0
  5. #227a97
  6. #1c667e
  7. #165264
  8. #113d4b
  9. #0b2932
  10. #061419
  11. #000000

Tints

#38ccfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38ccfb
  2. #4cd1fb
  3. #60d6fc
  4. #74dbfc
  5. #88e0fd
  6. #9ce6fd
  7. #afebfd
  8. #c3f0fe
  9. #d7f5fe
  10. #ebfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38ccfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38ccfb
  2. #3fc4ef
  3. #46bde2
  4. #4eb5d6
  5. #55aeca
  6. #5ca6be
  7. #639eb1
  8. #6a97a5
  9. #728f99
  10. #79888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac3d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c8fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b5fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dadb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91c9fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dbffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38ccfb {
  color: #38ccfb;
}
Background
.bg-38ccfb {
  background-color: #38ccfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38ccfb {
  border: 2px solid #38ccfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38ccfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 204 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38ccfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38ccfb, #386bfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38ccfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 204 251 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.31 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.24 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.24 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.91 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.07 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.29 #c73304 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#38ccfb  rgb(56, 204, 251)  hsl(194, 96%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fb6738  rgb(251, 103, 56)  hsl(14, 96%, 60%)  Tomato
#fb38cc  rgb(251, 56, 204)  hsl(314, 96%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#ccfb38  rgb(204, 251, 56)  hsl(74, 96%, 60%)  Electric Lime