#38A0CC Color

#38A0CC is rgb(56, 160, 204) in RGB and hsl(198, 59%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A0CC

HEX#38A0CC

RGBrgb(56, 160, 204)

HSLhsl(198, 59%, 51%)

HSVhsv(198, 73%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.113 230.3)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 22%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A0CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A0CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A0CC Complementary#CC6538 Analogous#38CCAE Analogous#3856CC Triadic#CC38A0 Triadic#A0CC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A0CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55ADD3 #6DB9D9 #89C7E1 #A6D4E8 #C2E2EF #DBEDF6

Shades

#2E8BB2 #28789A #20627E #194C61 #123645 #0C232D

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