#38addf

Color #38addf

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 10.24 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#38addf

RGB

rgb(56, 173, 223)

HSL

hsl(198, 72.3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 74.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.9%, 22.4%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(66.56, -15.85, -34.43)

LCH

lch(66.56, 37.9, 245.28)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.1244, 231.1)

HWB

hwb(198, 22%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#df6a38

Analogous

#38dfbe

#38addf

#3859df

Triadic

#38addf

#df38ad

#addf38

Split-complementary

#38addf

#df3859

#dfbe38

Tetradic

#38addf

#6a38df

#df6a38

#addf38

Square

#38addf

#be38df

#df6a38

#59df38

Shades

Color #38addf mixed toward black.

#2096c8

#1a78a0

#135a78

#0d3c50

#061e28

Tints

Color #38addf mixed toward white.

#59bbe4

#7ac8ea

#9bd6ef

#bde4f4

#def1fa

Tones

Color #38addf mixed toward gray.

#46a7d1

#54a2c3

#629cb5

#7097a7

#7e9199

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7dd4 · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#766dd2 · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#44cbc9 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 21.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #38addf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38addf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#38addf (#38addf) is rgb(56, 173, 223) in RGB.

No, #38addf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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