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#00AEE6

#00aee6 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aee6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 24.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 194.61°, with 100% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.3599

Complementary

  1. #00aee6
  2. #e63800

Split complementary

  1. #00aee6
  2. #e6003b
  3. #e6ab00

Analogous

  1. #00e6ab
  2. #00aee6
  3. #003be6

Triadic

  1. #00aee6
  2. #e600ae
  3. #aee600

Tetradic

  1. #00aee6
  2. #3800e6
  3. #e63800
  4. #aee600

Square

  1. #00aee6
  2. #ab00e6
  3. #e63800
  4. #3be600

Monochromatic

  1. #003a4d
  2. #00749a
  3. #00aee6
  4. #34cdff
  5. #80e0ff

Shades

#00aee6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aee6
  2. #009dcf
  3. #008bb8
  4. #007aa1
  5. #00688a
  6. #005773
  7. #00465c
  8. #003445
  9. #00232e
  10. #001117
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aee6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aee6
  2. #1ab6e9
  3. #33beeb
  4. #4dc6ee
  5. #66cef0
  6. #80d7f3
  7. #99dff5
  8. #b3e7f8
  9. #cceffa
  10. #e6f7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aee6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aee6
  2. #0da9dc
  3. #1aa5d2
  4. #26a0c7
  5. #339cbd
  6. #4097b3
  7. #4d92a9
  8. #5a8e9f
  9. #668994
  10. #73858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a7c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91ace9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #779ae5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73ade8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5da2e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aee6 {
  color: #00aee6;
}
Background
.bg-00aee6 {
  background-color: #00aee6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aee6 {
  border: 2px solid #00aee6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aee6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aee6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aee6, #003be6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aee6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 230 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.54 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.39 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.40 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.73 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.89 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.04 #ff5119 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#00aee6  rgb(0, 174, 230)  hsl(195, 100%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e63800  rgb(230, 56, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 45%)  Ferrari Red
#e600ae  rgb(230, 0, 174)  hsl(315, 100%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#aee600  rgb(174, 230, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 45%)  Spring Bud