Colour

#38CDE3

#38CDE3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#38CDE3 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 205, 227 and HSL 188°, 75%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#38CDE3#38CDE3

HEX#38CDE3

RGBrgb(56, 205, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8039, 0.8902

RGB percentages22%, 80.4%, 89%

HSLhsl(187.7, 75.3%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 75.3%, 89%)

CMYK75.3%, 9.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,722,723

CSS custom property--colour: #38CDE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#C7321C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAC5E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3B4E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00D7D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Sky blue · ΔE 16.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4 Turquoise · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E34E38

Analogous#38E3A3, #3878E3

Triadic#E338CD, #CDE338

Split complementary#E33878, #E3A338

Tetradic#A438E3, #E34E38, #78E338

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBFAFC

Lighter +30%#BEEFF6

Lighter +20%#91E3F0

Lighter +10%#65D8E9

Darker −10%#1DB5CB

Darker −20%#168D9F

Darker −30%#106572

Darker −40%#0A3E45

More saturated +25%#1CE2FF

Less saturated −25%#54B8C7

Channel breakdown

R56

G205

B227

Red56 (22%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue187.72°

Saturation (HSL)75.33%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G CD · B E3

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Colour values

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