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#05B2DA

#05b2da ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#05b2da is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 69.8% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.71% cyan, 18.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 191.27°, with 95.52% saturation and 43.73% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.09.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3694

Complementary

  1. #05b2da
  2. #da2d05

Split complementary

  1. #05b2da
  2. #da0547
  3. #da9805

Analogous

  1. #05da98
  2. #05b2da
  3. #0547da

Triadic

  1. #05b2da
  2. #da05b2
  3. #b2da05

Tetradic

  1. #05b2da
  2. #2d05da
  3. #da2d05
  4. #b2da05

Square

  1. #05b2da
  2. #9805da
  3. #da2d05
  4. #47da05

Monochromatic

  1. #023844
  2. #03758f
  3. #05b2da
  4. #31d5fa
  5. #7ce4fc

Shades

#05b2da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05b2da
  2. #05a0c4
  3. #048eae
  4. #047d99
  5. #036b83
  6. #03596d
  7. #024757
  8. #023541
  9. #01242c
  10. #011216
  11. #000000

Tints

#05b2da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05b2da
  2. #1ebade
  3. #37c1e1
  4. #50c9e5
  5. #69d1e9
  6. #82d9ed
  7. #9be0f0
  8. #b4e8f4
  9. #cdf0f8
  10. #e6f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05b2da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05b2da
  2. #11add1
  3. #1ea8c8
  4. #2aa3bf
  5. #369eb6
  6. #4399ad
  7. #4f94a4
  8. #5b8f9b
  9. #678a92
  10. #748589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82aabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aaddc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #829cda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aafdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a5da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00baca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05b2da {
  color: #05b2da;
}
Background
.bg-05b2da {
  background-color: #05b2da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05b2da {
  border: 2px solid #05b2da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05b2da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 178 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05b2da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05b2da, #0547da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05b2da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 178 218 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.09 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.75 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.98 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.54 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.56 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.83 #fa4d25 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#05b2da  rgb(5, 178, 218)  hsl(191, 96%, 44%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da2d05  rgb(218, 45, 5)  hsl(11, 96%, 44%)  Sinopia
#da05b2  rgb(218, 5, 178)  hsl(311, 96%, 44%)  Shocking Pink
#b2da05  rgb(178, 218, 5)  hsl(71, 96%, 44%)  Pear