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#06BCDF

#06bcdf ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#06bcdf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 73.73% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.31% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 189.68°, with 94.76% saturation and 44.9% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.96.

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Relative luminance0.4133

Complementary

  1. #06bcdf
  2. #df2906

Split complementary

  1. #06bcdf
  2. #df064f
  3. #df9606

Analogous

  1. #06df96
  2. #06bcdf
  3. #064fdf

Triadic

  1. #06bcdf
  2. #df06bc
  3. #bcdf06

Tetradic

  1. #06bcdf
  2. #2906df
  3. #df2906
  4. #bcdf06

Square

  1. #06bcdf
  2. #9606df
  3. #df2906
  4. #4fdf06

Monochromatic

  1. #023e4a
  2. #047d94
  3. #06bcdf
  4. #38dafa
  5. #82e8fc

Shades

#06bcdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06bcdf
  2. #05a9c9
  3. #0596b2
  4. #04849c
  5. #047186
  6. #035e70
  7. #024b59
  8. #023843
  9. #01262d
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#06bcdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06bcdf
  2. #1fc3e2
  3. #38c9e5
  4. #51d0e9
  5. #6ad7ec
  6. #83deef
  7. #9be4f2
  8. #b4ebf5
  9. #cdf2f9
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06bcdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06bcdf
  2. #12b6d6
  3. #1eb0cc
  4. #2baac3
  5. #37a4b9
  6. #439eb0
  7. #4f98a6
  8. #5b929d
  9. #688c93
  10. #74868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b6e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da4df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b9e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6faedf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06bcdf {
  color: #06bcdf;
}
Background
.bg-06bcdf {
  background-color: #06bcdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06bcdf {
  border: 2px solid #06bcdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06bcdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 188 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06bcdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06bcdf, #064fdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06bcdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 188 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.96 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.94 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.13 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.60 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.98 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.37 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.57 #f94320 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#06bcdf  rgb(6, 188, 223)  hsl(190, 95%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df2906  rgb(223, 41, 6)  hsl(10, 95%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#df06bc  rgb(223, 6, 188)  hsl(310, 95%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdf06  rgb(188, 223, 6)  hsl(70, 95%, 45%)  Pear