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#38CDED

#38cded ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38cded is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 80.39% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.37% cyan, 13.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 190.61°, with 83.41% saturation and 57.45% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5062

Complementary

  1. #38cded
  2. #ed5838

Split complementary

  1. #38cded
  2. #ed3872
  3. #edb338

Analogous

  1. #38edb3
  2. #38cded
  3. #3872ed

Triadic

  1. #38cded
  2. #ed38cd
  3. #cded38

Tetradic

  1. #38cded
  2. #5838ed
  3. #ed5838
  4. #cded38

Square

  1. #38cded
  2. #b338ed
  3. #ed5838
  4. #72ed38

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6c80
  2. #12a7c7
  3. #38cded
  4. #7edff3
  5. #c4f0fa

Shades

#38cded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38cded
  2. #32b9d5
  3. #2da4be
  4. #2790a6
  5. #227b8e
  6. #1c6777
  7. #16525f
  8. #113e47
  9. #0b292f
  10. #061518
  11. #000000

Tints

#38cded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38cded
  2. #4cd2ef
  3. #60d7f1
  4. #74dcf2
  5. #88e1f4
  6. #9ce6f6
  7. #afebf8
  8. #c3f0fa
  9. #d7f5fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38cded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38cded
  2. #3fc5e2
  3. #46bed7
  4. #4eb6cc
  5. #55aec1
  6. #5ca7b7
  7. #639fac
  8. #6a97a1
  9. #728f96
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c3d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb5ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95c9ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82bfed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38cded {
  color: #38cded;
}
Background
.bg-38cded {
  background-color: #38cded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38cded {
  border: 2px solid #38cded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38cded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 205 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38cded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38cded, #3872ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38cded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 205 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.74 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.54 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.22 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.53 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.02 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.24 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.28 #c73212 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#38cded  rgb(56, 205, 237)  hsl(191, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ed5838  rgb(237, 88, 56)  hsl(11, 83%, 57%)  Tomato
#ed38cd  rgb(237, 56, 205)  hsl(311, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#cded38  rgb(205, 237, 56)  hsl(71, 83%, 57%)  Pear