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#05CAEF

#05caef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#05caef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 79.22% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.91% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 189.49°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.4851

Complementary

  1. #05caef
  2. #ef2a05

Split complementary

  1. #05caef
  2. #ef0555
  3. #ef9f05

Analogous

  1. #05ef9f
  2. #05caef
  3. #0555ef

Triadic

  1. #05caef
  2. #ef05ca
  3. #caef05

Tetradic

  1. #05caef
  2. #2a05ef
  3. #ef2a05
  4. #caef05

Square

  1. #05caef
  2. #9f05ef
  3. #ef2a05
  4. #55ef05

Monochromatic

  1. #024b59
  2. #038ba4
  3. #05caef
  4. #45defb
  5. #90ecfd

Shades

#05caef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05caef
  2. #05b6d7
  3. #04a2bf
  4. #048da7
  5. #03798f
  6. #036578
  7. #025160
  8. #023d48
  9. #012830
  10. #011418
  11. #000000

Tints

#05caef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05caef
  2. #1ecff1
  3. #37d5f2
  4. #50daf4
  5. #69dff5
  6. #82e5f7
  7. #9beaf9
  8. #b4effa
  9. #cdf4fc
  10. #e6fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05caef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05caef
  2. #11c3e4
  3. #1ebbd9
  4. #2ab4ce
  5. #36acc3
  6. #43a5b8
  7. #4f9eac
  8. #5b96a1
  9. #678f96
  10. #74878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93c0d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c4f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b1ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dc6f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78bbef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05caef {
  color: #05caef;
}
Background
.bg-05caef {
  background-color: #05caef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05caef {
  border: 2px solid #05caef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05caef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 202 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05caef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05caef, #0555ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05caef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 202 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.52 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.14 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.15 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.75 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.16 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.16 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.33 #fa3510 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#05caef  rgb(5, 202, 239)  hsl(189, 96%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#ef2a05  rgb(239, 42, 5)  hsl(9, 96%, 48%)  Candy Apple Red
#ef05ca  rgb(239, 5, 202)  hsl(309, 96%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#caef05  rgb(202, 239, 5)  hsl(69, 96%, 48%)  Electric Lime