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#05AEDD

#05aedd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#05aedd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 68.24% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.74% cyan, 21.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.06°, with 95.58% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3552

Complementary

  1. #05aedd
  2. #dd3405

Split complementary

  1. #05aedd
  2. #dd0542
  3. #dda005

Analogous

  1. #05dda0
  2. #05aedd
  3. #0542dd

Triadic

  1. #05aedd
  2. #dd05ae
  3. #aedd05

Tetradic

  1. #05aedd
  2. #3405dd
  3. #dd3405
  4. #aedd05

Square

  1. #05aedd
  2. #a005dd
  3. #dd3405
  4. #42dd05

Monochromatic

  1. #023847
  2. #037392
  3. #05aedd
  4. #34cffa
  5. #7fe1fc

Shades

#05aedd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05aedd
  2. #059dc7
  3. #048bb1
  4. #047a9b
  5. #036885
  6. #03576f
  7. #024658
  8. #023442
  9. #01232c
  10. #011116
  11. #000000

Tints

#05aedd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05aedd
  2. #1eb6e0
  3. #37bee4
  4. #50c6e7
  5. #69ceeb
  6. #82d7ee
  7. #9bdff1
  8. #b4e7f5
  9. #cdeff8
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05aedd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05aedd
  2. #11a9d4
  3. #1ea5ca
  4. #2aa0c1
  5. #369cb8
  6. #4397af
  7. #4f92a5
  8. #5b8e9c
  9. #678993
  10. #748589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94abdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c99dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75acde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61a2dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05aedd {
  color: #05aedd;
}
Background
.bg-05aedd {
  background-color: #05aedd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05aedd {
  border: 2px solid #05aedd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05aedd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 174 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05aedd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05aedd, #0542dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05aedd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 174 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.09 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.63 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.65 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.57 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.21 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.96 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.26 #fa5122 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#05aedd  rgb(5, 174, 221)  hsl(193, 96%, 44%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd3405  rgb(221, 52, 5)  hsl(13, 96%, 44%)  Sinopia
#dd05ae  rgb(221, 5, 174)  hsl(313, 96%, 44%)  Shocking Pink
#aedd05  rgb(174, 221, 5)  hsl(73, 96%, 44%)  June Bud