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#00AEE2

#00aee2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aee2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 68.24% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 23.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 193.81°, with 100% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3576

Complementary

  1. #00aee2
  2. #e23400

Split complementary

  1. #00aee2
  2. #e2003d
  3. #e2a500

Analogous

  1. #00e2a5
  2. #00aee2
  3. #003de2

Triadic

  1. #00aee2
  2. #e200ae
  3. #aee200

Tetradic

  1. #00aee2
  2. #3400e2
  3. #e23400
  4. #aee200

Square

  1. #00aee2
  2. #a500e2
  3. #e23400
  4. #3de200

Monochromatic

  1. #003849
  2. #007395
  3. #00aee2
  4. #2fcfff
  5. #7ce1ff

Shades

#00aee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aee2
  2. #009dcb
  3. #008bb5
  4. #007a9e
  5. #006888
  6. #005771
  7. #00465a
  8. #003444
  9. #00232d
  10. #001117
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aee2
  2. #1ab6e5
  3. #33bee8
  4. #4dc6eb
  5. #66ceee
  6. #80d7f1
  7. #99dff3
  8. #b3e7f6
  9. #cceff9
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aee2
  2. #0da9d8
  3. #1aa5ce
  4. #26a0c5
  5. #339cbb
  6. #4097b1
  7. #4d92a7
  8. #5a8e9d
  9. #668994
  10. #73858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a7bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93abe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7999e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74ace4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5fa2e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aee2 {
  color: #00aee2;
}
Background
.bg-00aee2 {
  background-color: #00aee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aee2 {
  border: 2px solid #00aee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aee2, #003de2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.31 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.98 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.03 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.73 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.25 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.25 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.24 #ff511d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#00aee2  rgb(0, 174, 226)  hsl(194, 100%, 44%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e23400  rgb(226, 52, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 44%)  Sinopia
#e200ae  rgb(226, 0, 174)  hsl(314, 100%, 44%)  Shocking Pink
#aee200  rgb(174, 226, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 44%)  June Bud