Recognised as Colour

#38B1CB

#38B1CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#38B1CB is a cyan with RGB values 56, 177, 203 and HSL 191°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#38B1CB#38B1CB

HEX#38B1CB

RGBrgb(56, 177, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6941, 0.7961

RGB percentages22%, 69.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(190.6, 58.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 72.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK72.4%, 12.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,715,531

CSS custom property--colour: #38B1CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#C74E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FABCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B9DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00BBB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20 Light seagreen · ΔE 21 Dark cyan · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB5238

Analogous#38CB9B, #3868CB

Triadic#CB38B1, #B1CB38

Split complementary#CB3868, #CB9B38

Tetradic#9B38CB, #CB5238, #68CB38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DAF0F5

Lighter +30%#B1E1EB

Lighter +20%#89D1E0

Lighter +10%#60C1D6

Darker −10%#2B8FA5

Darker −20%#216C7C

Darker −30%#164954

Darker −40%#0B262C

More saturated +25%#19C5EA

Less saturated −25%#579DAC

Channel breakdown

R56

G177

B203

Red56 (22%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue190.61°

Saturation (HSL)58.57%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G B1 · B CB

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