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#04BDEC

#04bdec ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#04bdec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 74.12% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.31% cyan, 19.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 192.16°, with 96.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.45.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.4248

Complementary

  1. #04bdec
  2. #ec3304

Split complementary

  1. #04bdec
  2. #ec0449
  3. #eca704

Analogous

  1. #04eca7
  2. #04bdec
  3. #0449ec

Triadic

  1. #04bdec
  2. #ec04bd
  3. #bdec04

Tetradic

  1. #04bdec
  2. #3304ec
  3. #ec3304
  4. #bdec04

Square

  1. #04bdec
  2. #a704ec
  3. #ec3304
  4. #49ec04

Monochromatic

  1. #014556
  2. #0381a1
  3. #04bdec
  4. #41d6fc
  5. #8ce6fd

Shades

#04bdec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04bdec
  2. #04aad4
  3. #0397bd
  4. #0384a5
  5. #02718e
  6. #025f76
  7. #024c5e
  8. #013947
  9. #01262f
  10. #001318
  11. #000000

Tints

#04bdec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04bdec
  2. #1dc4ee
  3. #36caf0
  4. #4fd1f2
  5. #68d7f4
  6. #82def6
  7. #9be5f7
  8. #b4ebf9
  9. #cdf2fb
  10. #e6f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04bdec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04bdec
  2. #10b7e1
  3. #1db1d6
  4. #29abcc
  5. #36a5c1
  6. #429fb6
  7. #4e98ab
  8. #5b92a0
  9. #678c96
  10. #74868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab4ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b9ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a6eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81baed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6cb0ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04bdec {
  color: #04bdec;
}
Background
.bg-04bdec {
  background-color: #04bdec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-04bdec {
  border: 2px solid #04bdec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04bdec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 189 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04bdec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04bdec, #0449ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04bdec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 189 236 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.45 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.48 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.65 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.13 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.16 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.62 #fb4213 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#04bdec  rgb(4, 189, 236)  hsl(192, 97%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec3304  rgb(236, 51, 4)  hsl(12, 97%, 47%)  Scarlet
#ec04bd  rgb(236, 4, 189)  hsl(312, 97%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#bdec04  rgb(189, 236, 4)  hsl(72, 97%, 47%)  Electric Lime