Information about #38DAFE color

#38DAFE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#38DAFE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 218, 254) — 22% red, 85.5% green, 99.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 78 / 14 / 0 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #38DAFE reads as a intensely saturated aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lani Blau (#46DBEE). Slightly further away sit Blue Diamond (#4EE2EC) and Metallic Cyan (#37F5EB).

The recipe behind #38DAFE is rgb(56, 218, 254), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #38DAFE: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #38DAFE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#38DAFE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#38DAFE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#38DAFE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#38DAFE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#38DAFE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#38DAFE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#FEC039
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#FE39DA
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #38DAFE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lani Blau color link
Lani Blau

#46DBEE

Blue Diamond color link
Blue Diamond

#4EE2EC

Metallic Cyan color link
Metallic Cyan

#37F5EB

Bright Light Blue color link
Bright Light Blue

#26F7FD

Brilliant Arctic Blue color link
Brilliant Arctic Blue

#51D5E7

be Supernormal. blue color link
be Supernormal. blue

#27BFF1

Jan Blue color link
Jan Blue

#48CAE4

LAURON color link
LAURON

#38FDFF

Bright Cyan color link
Bright Cyan

#41FDFE

Brilliant Cyan color link
Brilliant Cyan

#51E7E7

be Supernormal. teal color link
be Supernormal. teal

#27F1E7

Spring Sky color link
Spring Sky

#3FB8F1

#38DAFE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38DAFE
  • RGB56, 218, 254
  • CMYK78, 14, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(56, 218, 254)
  • HSL191°, 99%, 61%
  • HSL Precise190.909°, 99%, 60.784%
  • HSV191°, 78%, 100%
  • HSB191°, 78%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.855, 0.996)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.855, 0.996, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.855, 0.996)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB99.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID38DAFE
  • DECIMAL ID3726078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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