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Colour

#38BCE3

  • #38BCE3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#38BCE3 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 188, 227 and HSL 194°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#38BCE3#38BCE3
HEX#38BCE3
RGBrgb(56, 188, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7373, 0.8902
RGB percentages22%, 73.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(193.7, 75.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 75.3%, 89%)
CMYK75.3%, 17.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,718,371
CSS custom property--colour: #38BCE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#C7431C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B7E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA7E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C8C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 24.2Cadetblue · ΔE 24.4Light blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E35F38
Analogous#38E3B5, #3866E3
Triadic#E338BC, #BCE338
Split complementary#E33866, #E3B438
Tetradic#B538E3, #E35F38, #67E338

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF8FC
Lighter +30%#BEE9F6
Lighter +20%#91DAF0
Lighter +10%#65CBE9
Darker −10%#1DA4CB
Darker −20%#16809F
Darker −30%#105C72
Darker −40%#0A3845
More saturated +25%#1CCBFF
Less saturated −25%#54ADC7

Channel breakdown

R56
G188
B227
Red56 (22%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue193.68°
Saturation (HSL)75.33%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G BC · B E3

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