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#05BBDE

#05bbde ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#05bbde is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 73.33% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.75% cyan, 15.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 189.68°, with 95.59% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.97.

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Relative luminance0.4085

Complementary

  1. #05bbde
  2. #de2805

Split complementary

  1. #05bbde
  2. #de054e
  3. #de9505

Analogous

  1. #05de95
  2. #05bbde
  3. #054ede

Triadic

  1. #05bbde
  2. #de05bb
  3. #bbde05

Tetradic

  1. #05bbde
  2. #2805de
  3. #de2805
  4. #bbde05

Square

  1. #05bbde
  2. #9505de
  3. #de2805
  4. #4ede05

Monochromatic

  1. #023d48
  2. #037c93
  3. #05bbde
  4. #35dbfa
  5. #80e8fc

Shades

#05bbde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05bbde
  2. #05a8c8
  3. #0496b2
  4. #04839b
  5. #037085
  6. #035e6f
  7. #024b59
  8. #023843
  9. #01252c
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#05bbde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05bbde
  2. #1ec2e1
  3. #37c9e5
  4. #50cfe8
  5. #69d6eb
  6. #82ddef
  7. #9be4f2
  8. #b4ebf5
  9. #cdf1f8
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05bbde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05bbde
  2. #11b5d5
  3. #1eafcb
  4. #2aa9c2
  5. #36a3b8
  6. #439eaf
  7. #4f98a6
  8. #5b929c
  9. #678c93
  10. #748689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b2c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b5e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca4de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82b8df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fadde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05bbde {
  color: #05bbde;
}
Background
.bg-05bbde {
  background-color: #05bbde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05bbde {
  border: 2px solid #05bbde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05bbde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 187 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05bbde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05bbde, #054ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05bbde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 187 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.97 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.00 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.09 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.10 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.30 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.41 #fa4421 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#05bbde  rgb(5, 187, 222)  hsl(190, 96%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de2805  rgb(222, 40, 5)  hsl(10, 96%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#de05bb  rgb(222, 5, 187)  hsl(310, 96%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bbde05  rgb(187, 222, 5)  hsl(70, 96%, 45%)  Pear