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#38CDFD

#38cdfd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#38cdfd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.87% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 194.62°, 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.516

Complementary

  1. #38cdfd
  2. #fd6838

Split complementary

  1. #38cdfd
  2. #fd386b
  3. #fdcb38

Analogous

  1. #38fdcb
  2. #38cdfd
  3. #386bfd

Triadic

  1. #38cdfd
  2. #fd38cd
  3. #cdfd38

Tetradic

  1. #38cdfd
  2. #6838fd
  3. #fd6838
  4. #cdfd38

Square

  1. #38cdfd
  2. #cb38fd
  3. #fd6838
  4. #6bfd38

Monochromatic

  1. #02759a
  2. #02afe6
  3. #38cdfd
  4. #84e0fe
  5. #cff3ff

Shades

#38cdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38cdfd
  2. #32b9e4
  3. #2da4ca
  4. #2790b1
  5. #227b98
  6. #1c677f
  7. #165265
  8. #113e4c
  9. #0b2933
  10. #061519
  11. #000000

Tints

#38cdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38cdfd
  2. #4cd2fd
  3. #60d7fd
  4. #74dcfe
  5. #88e1fe
  6. #9ce6fe
  7. #afebfe
  8. #c3f0fe
  9. #d7f5ff
  10. #ebfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38cdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38cdfd
  2. #3fc5f1
  3. #46bee4
  4. #4eb6d8
  5. #55aecb
  6. #5ca7bf
  7. #639fb2
  8. #6a97a6
  9. #728f99
  10. #79888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac4da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b6fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91cafe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dc0fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d6ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38cdfd {
  color: #38cdfd;
}
Background
.bg-38cdfd {
  background-color: #38cdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38cdfd {
  border: 2px solid #38cdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38cdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38cdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38cdfd, #386bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38cdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.29 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.21 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.27 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.80 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.99 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.03 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.53 #c73202 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#38cdfd  rgb(56, 205, 253)  hsl(195, 98%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd6838  rgb(253, 104, 56)  hsl(15, 98%, 61%)  Tomato
#fd38cd  rgb(253, 56, 205)  hsl(315, 98%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#cdfd38  rgb(205, 253, 56)  hsl(75, 98%, 61%)  Electric Lime