All About Color #38BDFA

#38BDFA

About #38BDFA

#38BDFA is a light blue color with the hex code #38BDFA. In RGB it is red 56, green 189, blue 250; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 95%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 78%, 24%, 0%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 2.14:1 on white and 9.83:1 on black.

#38BDFA Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, BD, FA
CMYK77.60%, 24.40%, 0.00%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal56, 189, 250
HSL199°, 95%, 60%
RGB Octal70, 275, 372
HSV (HSB)198.87°, 77.60%, 98.04%
RGB Binary111000, 10111101, 11111010
CIE-L*AB72.32, -15.33, -40.17
RGB Percent21.96%, 74.12%, 98.04%
CIE-L*CH72.32, 43.00, 249.11
XYZ37.08, 44.14, 97.01
CIE-L*UV72.32, -45.15, -63.12
xyY0.21, 0.25, 44.14
Hunter-Lab66.44, -16.63, -40.07
RYB21.96%, 52.90%, 98.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38BDFA on a dark background: contrast 9.83:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#38BDFA on a light background: contrast 2.14:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #38BDFA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#38BDFA · #92DAFC · #0590D1 · #FA7538 · #FCB392

Analogous palette

#38FA75 · #38FAD6 · #38BDFA · #385CFA · #7538FA

Triadic palette

#38BDFA · #FA38BD · #BDFA38 · #92DAFC · #FC92DA

Tetradic palette

#38BDFA · #D638FA · #FA7538 · #5CFA38 · #0590D1

Monochromatic palette

#046795 · #069BE0 · #38BDFA · #83D5FC · #CDEEFE

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