#38BDF8 Color (Hex and RGB)
#38BDF8
#38bdf8 has RGB values (56, 189, 248). The color reads primarily as blue in sRGB space.
Color values
| Format | Value | Channels | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEX | #38BDF8 | R38GBDBF8 | |
| RGB | rgb(56 189 248) | R56G189B248 | |
| HSL | hsl(198 93% 60%) | H198°S93%L60% | |
| OKLCH | oklch(75% 0.14 233) | L0.75C0.14H233° | |
| HSV | hsv(198, 77%, 97%) | H198°S77%V97% | |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 24%, 0%, 3%) | C77%M24%Y0%K3% |
RGB mix
Base numbers
| Base | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binary | 00111000 | 10111101 | 11111000 |
| Octal | 70 | 275 | 370 |
| Decimal | 56 | 189 | 248 |
| Hex | 38 | bd | f8 |
Shades & tints
Shades mix #38BDF8 with black; tints mix it with white. Click any swatch to explore it.
Shades
- #38BDF80%
- #33ADE39%
- #2E9DCE17%
- #2A8DB926%
- #257DA434%
- #206D8F43%
- #1B5D7A51%
- #174D6459%
- #123C4F68%
- #0D2C3A77%
- #081C2585%
Tints
Color harmonies
Similar brand colors
The closest colors from our brand palettes, measured in OKLab.
Contrast & accessibility
WCAG 2.1 contrast against white and black. Test other pairs in the contrast checker.
Aa
#38BDF8 on #FFFFFF
2.14:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#38BDF8 on #000000
9.80:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Aa
#FFFFFF on #38BDF8
2.14:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#000000 on #38BDF8
9.80:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Code snippets
- CSS
color: #38bdf8; - Background
background-color: #38bdf8; - CSS variable
--color-38bdf8: #38bdf8; - Modern CSS
color: oklch(75% 0.14 233); - SCSS
$color-38bdf8: #38bdf8; - Tailwind
bg-[#38bdf8] text-[#38bdf8] - HTML
<div style="background-color: #38bdf8"></div>