#38A8DC Color

#38A8DC is rgb(56, 168, 220) in RGB and hsl(199, 70%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A8DC

HEX#38A8DC

RGBrgb(56, 168, 220)

HSLhsl(199, 70%, 54%)

HSVhsv(199, 75%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.124 233.1)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 24%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A8DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A8DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A8DC Complementary#DC6C38 Analogous#38DCBE Analogous#3856DC Triadic#DC38A8 Triadic#A8DC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A8DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52B3E0 #70C0E6 #8ACCEA #A4D7EF #BEE3F4 #DCF0F9

Shades

#2497CC #1F80AD #196A8F #13506C #0E3A4E #082330

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