# #38bdf8

A color — cool, vivid, technical, modern. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#38bdf8`
- RGB: rgb(56, 189, 248)
- HSL: hsl(198, 93%, 60%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.754 0.139 232.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.4401
- Nearest named color: deepskyblue (#00bfff, Δ 1.478) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/38bdf8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #4ec5f9, #62ccf9, #70d1fa, #84d7fb, #98ddfb, #abe4fc, #bfeafd, #ceeffd, #e1f5fe, #f5fcff
- Shades (toward black): #1db5f7, #09abf1, #0896d4, #0785bb, #06709d, #055b80, #044967, #03344a, #022331, #010e14

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #f8733a
- Analogous: #3af8d2, #3a60f8
- Triadic: #f83abf, #bff83a
- Split-complementary: #f83a60, #f8d23a
- Tetradic: #d23af8, #f8733a, #60f83a

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 2.14:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #067eb1 (4.54:1); AA: background → #424242 (4.69:1); AAA: text → #055e85 (7.13:1); AAA: background → #262626 (7.06:1)
- On black (#000000): 9.8:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Figma** — logoBlue #1abcfe (Δ 1.357) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/figma
- **Warp** — primary #00c2ff (Δ 1.702) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Blueprint** (technical, cool, modern, dark) — #38bdf8, #818cf8, #fbbf24, #0f172a, #e2e8f0 — Cyan and indigo on navy is the developer-tool look; amber is the only warm note, so it always reads as 'attention'. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/38bdf8-818cf8-fbbf24-0f172a-e2e8f0 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/38bdf8-9cb3c4-df4e69-1f232d-e9f1f0?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#38bdf8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.