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Recognised as Colour

#38B2FF

  • #38B2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#38B2FF is a blue with RGB values 56, 178, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#38B2FF#38B2FF
HEX#38B2FF
RGBrgb(56, 178, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.698, 1
RGB percentages22%, 69.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(203.2, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 78%, 100%)
CMYK78%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,715,839
CSS custom property--colour: #38B2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#C74D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Sky blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8538
Analogous#38FFE8, #384FFF
Triadic#FF38B2, #B2FF38
Split complementary#FF384F, #FFE938
Tetradic#E838FF, #FF8538, #4FFF38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1EDFF
Lighter +20%#9ED9FF
Lighter +10%#6BC6FF
Darker −10%#059EFF
Darker −20%#0080D1
Darker −30%#00619E
Darker −40%#00426B
More saturated +25%#38B2FF
Less saturated −25%#51ACE6

Channel breakdown

R56
G178
B255
Red56 (22%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G B2 · B FF

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