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#38CEEC

#38ceec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38ceec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 80.78% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.27% cyan, 12.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 190°, with 82.57% saturation and 57.25% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.02.

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Relative luminance0.5104

Complementary

  1. #38ceec
  2. #ec5638

Split complementary

  1. #38ceec
  2. #ec3874
  3. #ecb038

Analogous

  1. #38ecb0
  2. #38ceec
  3. #3874ec

Triadic

  1. #38ceec
  2. #ec38ce
  3. #ceec38

Tetradic

  1. #38ceec
  2. #5638ec
  3. #ec5638
  4. #ceec38

Square

  1. #38ceec
  2. #b038ec
  3. #ec5638
  4. #74ec38

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6c7f
  2. #13a7c5
  3. #38ceec
  4. #7edff3
  5. #c4f0f9

Shades

#38ceec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38ceec
  2. #32b9d4
  3. #2da5bd
  4. #2790a5
  5. #227c8e
  6. #1c6776
  7. #16525e
  8. #113e47
  9. #0b292f
  10. #061518
  11. #000000

Tints

#38ceec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38ceec
  2. #4cd3ee
  3. #60d8f0
  4. #74ddf2
  5. #88e2f4
  6. #9ce7f6
  7. #afebf7
  8. #c3f0f9
  9. #d7f5fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38ceec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38ceec
  2. #3fc6e1
  3. #46bed6
  4. #4eb7cc
  5. #55afc1
  6. #5ca7b6
  7. #639fab
  8. #6a97a0
  9. #729096
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac4d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c7ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1b6ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96caed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83c0ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38ceec {
  color: #38ceec;
}
Background
.bg-38ceec {
  background-color: #38ceec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38ceec {
  border: 2px solid #38ceec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38ceec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 206 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38ceec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38ceec, #3874ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38ceec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 206 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.88 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.61 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.90 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.93 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.99 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.66 #c73113 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#38ceec  rgb(56, 206, 236)  hsl(190, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ec5638  rgb(236, 86, 56)  hsl(10, 83%, 57%)  Tomato
#ec38ce  rgb(236, 56, 206)  hsl(310, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#ceec38  rgb(206, 236, 56)  hsl(70, 83%, 57%)  Pear