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#38BDF8 Deep Sky Blue

#38BDF8 is Deep Sky Blue.

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#38BDF8

Deep Sky Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #38BDF8?

HEX
#38BDF8
RGB
rgb(56, 189, 248)
HSL
hsl(198, 93%, 60%)
OKLCH
oklch(75.4% 0.139 233)
CMYK
77, 24, 0, 3

#38BDF8 has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 against white and 9.80:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #38BDF8
#38BDF8
Same color
White
2.1Fail
Near-black
8.2AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #38BDF8 · 8.2:1

Tints and shades of #38BDF8

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EAF7FF
  2. #A4DFFF
  3. #38BDF8
  4. #07A6E0
  5. #0087B7
  6. #00698F
  7. #004C6A
  8. #003146
  9. #001926

Colors that go with #38BDF8

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Deep Sky Blue, #38BDF8 and Medium Purple, #AA87FB become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --deep-sky-blue-1: #38BDF8; /* Deep Sky Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #38BDF8

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (6)

Gradients (7)

Mesh gradients (8)