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#05B4E4

#05b4e4 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#05b4e4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 70.59% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.81% cyan, 21.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 192.91°, with 95.71% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.3828

Complementary

  1. #05b4e4
  2. #e43505

Split complementary

  1. #05b4e4
  2. #e40545
  3. #e4a405

Analogous

  1. #05e4a4
  2. #05b4e4
  3. #0545e4

Triadic

  1. #05b4e4
  2. #e405b4
  3. #b4e405

Tetradic

  1. #05b4e4
  2. #3505e4
  3. #e43505
  4. #b4e405

Square

  1. #05b4e4
  2. #a405e4
  3. #e43505
  4. #45e405

Monochromatic

  1. #023e4e
  2. #037999
  3. #05b4e4
  4. #3bd1fb
  5. #86e3fc

Shades

#05b4e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05b4e4
  2. #05a2cd
  3. #0490b6
  4. #047ea0
  5. #036c89
  6. #035a72
  7. #02485b
  8. #023644
  9. #01242e
  10. #011217
  11. #000000

Tints

#05b4e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05b4e4
  2. #1ebce7
  3. #37c3e9
  4. #50cbec
  5. #69d2ef
  6. #82daf2
  7. #9be1f4
  8. #b4e9f7
  9. #cdf0fa
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05b4e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05b4e4
  2. #11afda
  3. #1eaad0
  4. #2aa4c6
  5. #369fbc
  6. #439ab2
  7. #4f95a8
  8. #5b909e
  9. #678a94
  10. #74858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84acc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ab0e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #809ee3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ab2e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65a8e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bdd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05b4e4 {
  color: #05b4e4;
}
Background
.bg-05b4e4 {
  background-color: #05b4e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05b4e4 {
  border: 2px solid #05b4e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05b4e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 180 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 96% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05b4e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05b4e4, #0545e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05b4e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 180 228 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.85 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.09 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.60 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.08 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.71 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.04 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.15 #fa4b1b Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#05b4e4  rgb(5, 180, 228)  hsl(193, 96%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e43505  rgb(228, 53, 5)  hsl(13, 96%, 46%)  Scarlet
#e405b4  rgb(228, 5, 180)  hsl(313, 96%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e405  rgb(180, 228, 5)  hsl(73, 96%, 46%)  Pear