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#06B4E4

#06b4e4 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#06b4e4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 70.59% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.37% cyan, 21.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 192.97°, with 94.87% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.3828

Complementary

  1. #06b4e4
  2. #e43606

Split complementary

  1. #06b4e4
  2. #e40645
  3. #e4a506

Analogous

  1. #06e4a5
  2. #06b4e4
  3. #0645e4

Triadic

  1. #06b4e4
  2. #e406b4
  3. #b4e406

Tetradic

  1. #06b4e4
  2. #3606e4
  3. #e43606
  4. #b4e406

Square

  1. #06b4e4
  2. #a506e4
  3. #e43606
  4. #45e406

Monochromatic

  1. #023e4f
  2. #047999
  3. #06b4e4
  4. #3dd1fa
  5. #87e3fc

Shades

#06b4e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06b4e4
  2. #05a2cd
  3. #0590b6
  4. #047ea0
  5. #046c89
  6. #035a72
  7. #02485b
  8. #023644
  9. #01242e
  10. #011217
  11. #000000

Tints

#06b4e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06b4e4
  2. #1fbce7
  3. #38c3e9
  4. #51cbec
  5. #6ad2ef
  6. #83daf2
  7. #9be1f4
  8. #b4e9f7
  9. #cdf0fa
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06b4e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06b4e4
  2. #12afda
  3. #1eaad0
  4. #2ba4c6
  5. #379fbc
  6. #439ab2
  7. #4f95a8
  8. #5b909e
  9. #688a94
  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-06b4e4 {
  color: #06b4e4;
}
Background
.bg-06b4e4 {
  background-color: #06b4e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06b4e4 {
  border: 2px solid #06b4e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06b4e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 180 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 95% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06b4e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06b4e4, #0645e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06b4e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 180 228 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.09 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.59 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.70 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.03 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.15 #f94b1b Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#06b4e4  rgb(6, 180, 228)  hsl(193, 95%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e43606  rgb(228, 54, 6)  hsl(13, 95%, 46%)  Scarlet
#e406b4  rgb(228, 6, 180)  hsl(313, 95%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e406  rgb(180, 228, 6)  hsl(73, 95%, 46%)  Pear