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#05DBFE

#05dbfe ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#05dbfe is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 85.88% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.03% cyan, 13.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 188.43°, with 99.2% saturation and 50.78% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.2.

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Relative luminance0.5785

Complementary

  1. #05dbfe
  2. #fe2805

Split complementary

  1. #05dbfe
  2. #fe055f
  3. #fea405

Analogous

  1. #05fea4
  2. #05dbfe
  3. #055ffe

Triadic

  1. #05dbfe
  2. #fe05db
  3. #dbfe05

Tetradic

  1. #05dbfe
  2. #2805fe
  3. #fe2805
  4. #dbfe05

Square

  1. #05dbfe
  2. #a405fe
  3. #fe2805
  4. #5ffe05

Monochromatic

  1. #005b6a
  2. #019cb6
  3. #05dbfe
  4. #51e6fe
  5. #9df1ff

Shades

#05dbfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05dbfe
  2. #05c5e5
  3. #04afcb
  4. #0499b2
  5. #038398
  6. #036e7f
  7. #025866
  8. #02424c
  9. #012c33
  10. #011619
  11. #000000

Tints

#05dbfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05dbfe
  2. #1edffe
  3. #37e2fe
  4. #50e6fe
  5. #69e9fe
  6. #82edff
  7. #9bf1ff
  8. #b4f4ff
  9. #cdf8ff
  10. #e6fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05dbfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05dbfe
  2. #11d2f1
  3. #1ec9e5
  4. #2ac0d8
  5. #36b7cc
  6. #43aebf
  7. #4fa4b2
  8. #5b9ba6
  9. #679299
  10. #74898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fd0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7bffe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e8e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bd7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84cbfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05dbfe {
  color: #05dbfe;
}
Background
.bg-05dbfe {
  background-color: #05dbfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05dbfe {
  border: 2px solid #05dbfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05dbfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 219 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 99% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05dbfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05dbfe, #055ffe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05dbfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 219 254 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.20 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.80 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.22 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.65 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.68 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.95 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.00 #fa2401 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#05dbfe  rgb(5, 219, 254)  hsl(188, 99%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#fe2805  rgb(254, 40, 5)  hsl(8, 99%, 51%)  Scarlet
#fe05db  rgb(254, 5, 219)  hsl(308, 99%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#dbfe05  rgb(219, 254, 5)  hsl(68, 99%, 51%)  Chartreuse Yellow