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#38D3FD

#38d3fd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#38d3fd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 82.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.87% cyan, 16.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 192.79°, with 98.01% saturation and 60.59% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.5452

Complementary

  1. #38d3fd
  2. #fd6238

Split complementary

  1. #38d3fd
  2. #fd3871
  3. #fdc438

Analogous

  1. #38fdc4
  2. #38d3fd
  3. #3871fd

Triadic

  1. #38d3fd
  2. #fd38d3
  3. #d3fd38

Tetradic

  1. #38d3fd
  2. #6238fd
  3. #fd6238
  4. #d3fd38

Square

  1. #38d3fd
  2. #c438fd
  3. #fd6238
  4. #71fd38

Monochromatic

  1. #027a9a
  2. #02b6e6
  3. #38d3fd
  4. #84e4fe
  5. #cff4ff

Shades

#38d3fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38d3fd
  2. #32bee4
  3. #2da9ca
  4. #2794b1
  5. #227f98
  6. #1c6a7f
  7. #165465
  8. #113f4c
  9. #0b2a33
  10. #061519
  11. #000000

Tints

#38d3fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38d3fd
  2. #4cd7fd
  3. #60dcfd
  4. #74e0fe
  5. #88e5fe
  6. #9ce9fe
  7. #afedfe
  8. #c3f2fe
  9. #d7f6ff
  10. #ebfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38d3fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38d3fd
  2. #3fcbf1
  3. #46c2e4
  4. #4ebad8
  5. #55b2cb
  6. #5caabf
  7. #63a1b2
  8. #6a99a6
  9. #729199
  10. #79888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecadd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baceff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0bbfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97d0fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83c5fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dbec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38d3fd {
  color: #38d3fd;
}
Background
.bg-38d3fd {
  background-color: #38d3fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38d3fd {
  border: 2px solid #38d3fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38d3fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 211 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38d3fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38d3fd, #3871fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38d3fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 211 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.23 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.51 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.65 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.85 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.87 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.01 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.67 #c72c02 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#38d3fd  rgb(56, 211, 253)  hsl(193, 98%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#fd6238  rgb(253, 98, 56)  hsl(13, 98%, 61%)  Tomato
#fd38d3  rgb(253, 56, 211)  hsl(313, 98%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#d3fd38  rgb(211, 253, 56)  hsl(73, 98%, 61%)  Electric Lime