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#00AEF8

#00aef8 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aef8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 29.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 197.9°, with 100% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.3705

Complementary

  1. #00aef8
  2. #f84a00

Split complementary

  1. #00aef8
  2. #f80032
  3. #f8c600

Analogous

  1. #00f8c6
  2. #00aef8
  3. #0032f8

Triadic

  1. #00aef8
  2. #f800ae
  3. #aef800

Tetradic

  1. #00aef8
  2. #4a00f8
  3. #f84a00
  4. #aef800

Square

  1. #00aef8
  2. #c600f8
  3. #f84a00
  4. #32f800

Monochromatic

  1. #00435f
  2. #0078ac
  3. #00aef8
  4. #46c8ff
  5. #92deff

Shades

#00aef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aef8
  2. #009ddf
  3. #008bc6
  4. #007aae
  5. #006895
  6. #00577c
  7. #004663
  8. #00344a
  9. #002332
  10. #001119
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aef8
  2. #1ab6f9
  3. #33bef9
  4. #4dc6fa
  5. #66cefb
  6. #80d7fc
  7. #99dffc
  8. #b3e7fd
  9. #cceffe
  10. #e6f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aef8
  2. #0da9ec
  3. #1aa5e0
  4. #26a0d4
  5. #339cc8
  6. #4097bc
  7. #4d92b0
  8. #5a8ea4
  9. #668998
  10. #73858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a8cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aaefb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c9bf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6daefa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #55a3f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00badd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aef8 {
  color: #00aef8;
}
Background
.bg-00aef8 {
  background-color: #00aef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aef8 {
  border: 2px solid #00aef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 100% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aef8, #0032f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 248 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.36 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.84 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 11.58 #ff5107 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#00aef8  rgb(0, 174, 248)  hsl(198, 100%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f84a00  rgb(248, 74, 0)  hsl(18, 100%, 49%)  Tangelo
#f800ae  rgb(248, 0, 174)  hsl(318, 100%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#aef800  rgb(174, 248, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 49%)  Spring Bud