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#38BEE2

#38bee2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38bee2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 74.51% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.22% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 192.71°, with 74.56% saturation and 55.29% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.83.

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Relative luminance0.4316

Complementary

  1. #38bee2
  2. #e25c38

Split complementary

  1. #38bee2
  2. #e23869
  3. #e2b138

Analogous

  1. #38e2b1
  2. #38bee2
  3. #3869e2

Triadic

  1. #38bee2
  2. #e238be
  3. #bee238

Tetradic

  1. #38bee2
  2. #5c38e2
  3. #e25c38
  4. #bee238

Square

  1. #38bee2
  2. #b138e2
  3. #e25c38
  4. #69e238

Monochromatic

  1. #105c71
  2. #1a93b3
  3. #38bee2
  4. #7bd4ec
  5. #beeaf5

Shades

#38bee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38bee2
  2. #32abcb
  3. #2d98b5
  4. #27859e
  5. #227288
  6. #1c5f71
  7. #164c5a
  8. #113944
  9. #0b262d
  10. #061317
  11. #000000

Tints

#38bee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38bee2
  2. #4cc5e5
  3. #60cbe8
  4. #74d2eb
  5. #88d8ee
  6. #9cdff1
  7. #afe5f3
  8. #c3ecf6
  9. #d7f2f9
  10. #ebf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38bee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38bee2
  2. #3fb8d8
  3. #46b2ce
  4. #4eabc5
  5. #55a5bb
  6. #5c9fb1
  7. #6399a7
  8. #6a939d
  9. #728c94
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb5c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b9e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a8e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89bbe3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78b1e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38bee2 {
  color: #38bee2;
}
Background
.bg-38bee2 {
  background-color: #38bee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38bee2 {
  border: 2px solid #38bee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38bee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 190 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38bee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bee2, #3869e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38bee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 190 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.83 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.97 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.43 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.28 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.76 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.57 #c7411d Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#38bee2  rgb(56, 190, 226)  hsl(193, 75%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e25c38  rgb(226, 92, 56)  hsl(13, 75%, 55%)  Flame
#e238be  rgb(226, 56, 190)  hsl(313, 75%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bee238  rgb(190, 226, 56)  hsl(73, 75%, 55%)  June Bud