#38bbd8 color: Bachelor Button
#38bbd8 is rgb(56, 187, 216) in RGB and oklch(73.48% 0.11654 216.187) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Sky blue
- cyan-500
- Black 15%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #38bbd8
#38bbd8 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 216°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.27:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Bachelor Button (#4abbd5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.
Lighter: #38bbd8 mixed with white
Darker: #38bbd8 mixed with black
Calmer: #38bbd8 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #38bbd8
Questions about #38bbd8
What color is #38bbd8?
#38bbd8 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Bachelor Button. In RGB it is rgb(56, 187, 216), in HSL hsl(190.88, 67.23%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.48% 0.11654 216.187).
What colors go well with #38bbd8?
The complementary color of #38bbd8 is #e88e75. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #35c1b4 and #67b0ee. The triadic partners are #d78cc5 and #bfa94b.
Is white or black text more readable on #38bbd8?
Black text reads better on #38bbd8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #38bbd8 a warm or cool color?
#38bbd8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 216 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.117.