#38A2CC Color

#38A2CC is rgb(56, 162, 204) in RGB and hsl(197, 59%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A2CC

HEX#38A2CC

RGBrgb(56, 162, 204)

HSLhsl(197, 59%, 51%)

HSVhsv(197, 73%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.113 228.7)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 21%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A2CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A2CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A2CC Complementary#CC6238 Analogous#38CCAC Analogous#3858CC Triadic#CC38A2 Triadic#A2CC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A2CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55AFD3 #6DBBD9 #89C8E1 #A6D5E8 #C2E3EF #DBEEF6

Shades

#2E8DB2 #287A9A #20637E #194D61 #123645 #0C232D

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