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Recognised as Colour

#38AAD1

  • #38AAD1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#38AAD1 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 170, 209 and HSL 195°, 62%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#38AAD1#38AAD1
HEX#38AAD1
RGBrgb(56, 170, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6667, 0.8196
RGB percentages22%, 66.7%, 82%
HSLhsl(195.3, 62.4%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 73.2%, 82%)
CMYK73.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,713,745
CSS custom property--colour: #38AAD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#C7552E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A6D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8097D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Cadetblue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D15F38
Analogous#38D1AB, #385ED1
Triadic#D138AA, #AAD138
Split complementary#D1385E, #D1AB38
Tetradic#AB38D1, #D15F38, #5ED138

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF1F7
Lighter +30%#B4DFEE
Lighter +20%#8BCDE4
Lighter +10%#61BCDB
Darker −10%#288CAE
Darker −20%#1F6A84
Darker −30%#15495B
Darker −40%#0B2832
More saturated +25%#19B9F0
Less saturated −25%#579BB2

Channel breakdown

R56
G170
B209
Red56 (22%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue195.29°
Saturation (HSL)62.45%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G AA · B D1

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