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Colour

#38DFFF

  • #38DFFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#38DFFF is a cyan with RGB values 56, 223, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#38DFFF#38DFFF
HEX#38DFFF
RGBrgb(56, 223, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8745, 1
RGB percentages22%, 87.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(189.6, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 78%, 100%)
CMYK78%, 12.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,727,359
CSS custom property--colour: #38DFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#C72000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEC4FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00EBE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3Aqua · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF5838
Analogous#38FFBC, #387BFF
Triadic#FF38DF, #DFFF38
Split complementary#FF387B, #FFBC38
Tetradic#BC38FF, #FF5838, #7CFF38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1F8FF
Lighter +20%#9EEFFF
Lighter +10%#6BE7FF
Darker −10%#05D7FF
Darker −20%#00AFD1
Darker −30%#00859E
Darker −40%#005A6B
More saturated +25%#38DFFF
Less saturated −25%#51CEE6

Channel breakdown

R56
G223
B255
Red56 (22%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue189.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G DF · B FF

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