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#00DBFF

#00dbff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00dbff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 85.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 188.47°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.15.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.5788

Complementary

  1. #00dbff
  2. #ff2400

Split complementary

  1. #00dbff
  2. #ff005c
  3. #ffa300

Analogous

  1. #00ffa3
  2. #00dbff
  3. #005cff

Triadic

  1. #00dbff
  2. #ff00db
  3. #dbff00

Tetradic

  1. #00dbff
  2. #2400ff
  3. #ff2400
  4. #dbff00

Square

  1. #00dbff
  2. #a300ff
  3. #ff2400
  4. #5cff00

Monochromatic

  1. #005866
  2. #0099b3
  3. #00dbff
  4. #4de6ff
  5. #99f1ff

Shades

#00dbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00dbff
  2. #00c5e6
  3. #00afcc
  4. #0099b3
  5. #008399
  6. #006e80
  7. #005866
  8. #00424d
  9. #002c33
  10. #00161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#00dbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00dbff
  2. #1adfff
  3. #33e2ff
  4. #4de6ff
  5. #66e9ff
  6. #80edff
  7. #99f1ff
  8. #b3f4ff
  9. #ccf8ff
  10. #e6fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00dbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00dbff
  2. #0dd2f2
  3. #1ac9e6
  4. #26c0d9
  5. #33b7cc
  6. #40aec0
  7. #4da4b3
  8. #5a9ba6
  9. #669299
  10. #73898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fd0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6bfff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e8e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ad7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84cbff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00dbff {
  color: #00dbff;
}
Background
.bg-00dbff {
  background-color: #00dbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00dbff {
  border: 2px solid #00dbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00dbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 219 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00dbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00dbff, #005cff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00dbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 219 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.15 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.71 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.26 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.51 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.93 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 11.14 #ff2400 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#00dbff  rgb(0, 219, 255)  hsl(188, 100%, 50%)  Sky Blue
#ff2400  rgb(255, 36, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 50%)  Scarlet
#ff00db  rgb(255, 0, 219)  hsl(308, 100%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#dbff00  rgb(219, 255, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 50%)  Chartreuse Yellow