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#06AEDC

#06aedc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#06aedc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 68.24% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.27% cyan, 20.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 192.9°, with 94.69% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3548

Complementary

  1. #06aedc
  2. #dc3406

Split complementary

  1. #06aedc
  2. #dc0643
  3. #dc9f06

Analogous

  1. #06dc9f
  2. #06aedc
  3. #0643dc

Triadic

  1. #06aedc
  2. #dc06ae
  3. #aedc06

Tetradic

  1. #06aedc
  2. #3406dc
  3. #dc3406
  4. #aedc06

Square

  1. #06aedc
  2. #9f06dc
  3. #dc3406
  4. #43dc06

Monochromatic

  1. #023847
  2. #047392
  3. #06aedc
  4. #35cff9
  5. #7fe1fc

Shades

#06aedc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06aedc
  2. #059dc6
  3. #058bb0
  4. #047a9a
  5. #046884
  6. #03576e
  7. #024658
  8. #023442
  9. #01232c
  10. #011116
  11. #000000

Tints

#06aedc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06aedc
  2. #1fb6e0
  3. #38bee3
  4. #51c6e7
  5. #6aceea
  6. #83d7ee
  7. #9bdff1
  8. #b4e7f5
  9. #cdeff8
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06aedc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06aedc
  2. #12a9d3
  3. #1ea5ca
  4. #2ba0c0
  5. #379cb7
  6. #4397ae
  7. #4f92a5
  8. #5b8e9c
  9. #688992
  10. #748589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95aade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c99db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76acdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #62a2dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06aedc {
  color: #06aedc;
}
Background
.bg-06aedc {
  background-color: #06aedc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06aedc {
  border: 2px solid #06aedc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06aedc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 174 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 95% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06aedc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06aedc, #0643dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06aedc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 174 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.28 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.59 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.78 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.45 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.32 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.12 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.24 #f95123 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#06aedc  rgb(6, 174, 220)  hsl(193, 95%, 44%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc3406  rgb(220, 52, 6)  hsl(13, 95%, 44%)  Sinopia
#dc06ae  rgb(220, 6, 174)  hsl(313, 95%, 44%)  Shocking Pink
#aedc06  rgb(174, 220, 6)  hsl(73, 95%, 44%)  June Bud