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#38CDF2

#38cdf2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38cdf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.86% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 191.94°, with 87.74% saturation and 58.43% 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 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.5091

Complementary

  1. #38cdf2
  2. #f25d38

Split complementary

  1. #38cdf2
  2. #f23870
  3. #f2ba38

Analogous

  1. #38f2ba
  2. #38cdf2
  3. #3870f2

Triadic

  1. #38cdf2
  2. #f238cd
  3. #cdf238

Tetradic

  1. #38cdf2
  2. #5d38f2
  3. #f25d38
  4. #cdf238

Square

  1. #38cdf2
  2. #ba38f2
  3. #f25d38
  4. #70f238

Monochromatic

  1. #096f88
  2. #0ea9d0
  3. #38cdf2
  4. #80dff7
  5. #c8f1fb

Shades

#38cdf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38cdf2
  2. #32b9da
  3. #2da4c2
  4. #2790a9
  5. #227b91
  6. #1c6779
  7. #165261
  8. #113e49
  9. #0b2930
  10. #061518
  11. #000000

Tints

#38cdf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38cdf2
  2. #4cd2f3
  3. #60d7f5
  4. #74dcf6
  5. #88e1f7
  6. #9ce6f9
  7. #afebfa
  8. #c3f0fb
  9. #d7f5fc
  10. #ebfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38cdf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38cdf2
  2. #3fc5e7
  3. #46bedb
  4. #4eb6d0
  5. #55aec4
  6. #5ca7b9
  7. #639fae
  8. #6a97a2
  9. #728f97
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac4d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c7f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db5f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94caf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81bff2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38cdf2 {
  color: #38cdf2;
}
Background
.bg-38cdf2 {
  background-color: #38cdf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38cdf2 {
  border: 2px solid #38cdf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38cdf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 205 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38cdf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38cdf2, #3870f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38cdf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 205 242 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.84 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.51 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.16 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.27 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.41 #c7320d Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#38cdf2  rgb(56, 205, 242)  hsl(192, 88%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#f25d38  rgb(242, 93, 56)  hsl(12, 88%, 58%)  Tomato
#f238cd  rgb(242, 56, 205)  hsl(312, 88%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#cdf238  rgb(205, 242, 56)  hsl(72, 88%, 58%)  Electric Lime