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#00AEF0

#00aef0 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aef0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 68.24% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 27.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 196.5°, with 100% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.3656

Complementary

  1. #00aef0
  2. #f04200

Split complementary

  1. #00aef0
  2. #f00036
  3. #f0ba00

Analogous

  1. #00f0ba
  2. #00aef0
  3. #0036f0

Triadic

  1. #00aef0
  2. #f000ae
  3. #aef000

Tetradic

  1. #00aef0
  2. #4200f0
  3. #f04200
  4. #aef000

Square

  1. #00aef0
  2. #ba00f0
  3. #f04200
  4. #36f000

Monochromatic

  1. #003f57
  2. #0077a4
  3. #00aef0
  4. #3ecaff
  5. #8adfff

Shades

#00aef0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aef0
  2. #009dd8
  3. #008bc0
  4. #007aa8
  5. #006890
  6. #005778
  7. #004660
  8. #003448
  9. #002330
  10. #001118
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aef0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aef0
  2. #1ab6f2
  3. #33bef3
  4. #4dc6f5
  5. #66cef6
  6. #80d7f8
  7. #99dff9
  8. #b3e7fb
  9. #cceffc
  10. #e6f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aef0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aef0
  2. #0da9e5
  3. #1aa5da
  4. #26a0ce
  5. #339cc3
  6. #4097b8
  7. #4d92ad
  8. #5a8ea2
  9. #668996
  10. #73858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8dadf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #719bef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6faef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #59a3ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aef0 {
  color: #00aef0;
}
Background
.bg-00aef0 {
  background-color: #00aef0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aef0 {
  border: 2px solid #00aef0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aef0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aef0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aef0, #0036f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aef0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 240 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.80 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.98 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.81 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.48 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.82 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.62 #ff510f Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#00aef0  rgb(0, 174, 240)  hsl(197, 100%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f04200  rgb(240, 66, 0)  hsl(17, 100%, 47%)  Coquelicot
#f000ae  rgb(240, 0, 174)  hsl(317, 100%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#aef000  rgb(174, 240, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 47%)  Spring Bud