#38A8E0 Color

#38A8E0 is rgb(56, 168, 224) in RGB and hsl(200, 73%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DodgerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A8E0

HEX#38A8E0

RGBrgb(56, 168, 224)

HSLhsl(200, 73%, 55%)

HSVhsv(200, 75%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.128 235.1)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 25%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A8E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A8E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A8E0 Complementary#E07038 Analogous#38E0C4 Analogous#3854E0 Triadic#E038A8 Triadic#A8E038

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A8E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#53B4E4 #6DBFE8 #88CBEC #A7D8F1 #C1E4F5 #DCF0F9

Shades

#2198D4 #1C7FB0 #176992 #125273 #0D3C54 #082331

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