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#38CDFE

#38cdfe ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#38cdfe is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 80.39% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.95% cyan, 19.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 194.85°, with 99% saturation and 60.78% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.09.

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Relative luminance0.5166

Complementary

  1. #38cdfe
  2. #fe6938

Split complementary

  1. #38cdfe
  2. #fe386a
  3. #fecc38

Analogous

  1. #38fecc
  2. #38cdfe
  3. #386afe

Triadic

  1. #38cdfe
  2. #fe38cd
  3. #cdfe38

Tetradic

  1. #38cdfe
  2. #6938fe
  3. #fe6938
  4. #cdfe38

Square

  1. #38cdfe
  2. #cc38fe
  3. #fe6938
  4. #6afe38

Monochromatic

  1. #01769c
  2. #01afe8
  3. #38cdfe
  4. #84e0fe
  5. #d0f3ff

Shades

#38cdfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38cdfe
  2. #32b9e5
  3. #2da4cb
  4. #2790b2
  5. #227b98
  6. #1c677f
  7. #165266
  8. #113e4c
  9. #0b2933
  10. #061519
  11. #000000

Tints

#38cdfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38cdfe
  2. #4cd2fe
  3. #60d7fe
  4. #74dcfe
  5. #88e1fe
  6. #9ce6ff
  7. #afebff
  8. #c3f0ff
  9. #d7f5ff
  10. #ebfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38cdfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38cdfe
  2. #3fc5f1
  3. #46bee5
  4. #4eb6d8
  5. #55aecc
  6. #5ca7bf
  7. #639fb2
  8. #6a97a6
  9. #728f99
  10. #79888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc4db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b6fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91cbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dc0fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d6eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38cdfe {
  color: #38cdfe;
}
Background
.bg-38cdfe {
  background-color: #38cdfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38cdfe {
  border: 2px solid #38cdfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38cdfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 205 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 99% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38cdfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38cdfe, #386afe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38cdfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 205 254 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.09 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.22 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.34 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.68 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.57 #c73201 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#38cdfe  rgb(56, 205, 254)  hsl(195, 99%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fe6938  rgb(254, 105, 56)  hsl(15, 99%, 61%)  Coral
#fe38cd  rgb(254, 56, 205)  hsl(315, 99%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#cdfe38  rgb(205, 254, 56)  hsl(75, 99%, 61%)  Electric Lime