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#06BCEF

#06bcef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#06bcef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.49% cyan, 21.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.13°, with 95.1% saturation and 48.04% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.4224

Complementary

  1. #06bcef
  2. #ef3906

Split complementary

  1. #06bcef
  2. #ef0648
  3. #efad06

Analogous

  1. #06efad
  2. #06bcef
  3. #0648ef

Triadic

  1. #06bcef
  2. #ef06bc
  3. #bcef06

Tetradic

  1. #06bcef
  2. #3906ef
  3. #ef3906
  4. #bcef06

Square

  1. #06bcef
  2. #ad06ef
  3. #ef3906
  4. #48ef06

Monochromatic

  1. #02475a
  2. #0481a4
  3. #06bcef
  4. #47d3fa
  5. #92e5fc

Shades

#06bcef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06bcef
  2. #05a9d7
  3. #0596bf
  4. #0484a7
  5. #04718f
  6. #035e78
  7. #024b60
  8. #023848
  9. #012630
  10. #011318
  11. #000000

Tints

#06bcef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06bcef
  2. #1fc3f1
  3. #38c9f2
  4. #51d0f4
  5. #6ad7f5
  6. #83def7
  7. #9be4f9
  8. #b4ebfa
  9. #cdf2fc
  10. #e6f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06bcef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06bcef
  2. #12b6e4
  3. #1eb0d9
  4. #2baace
  5. #37a4c3
  6. #439eb8
  7. #4f98ac
  8. #5b92a1
  9. #688c96
  10. #74868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab4cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b8f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86a6ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fbaf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6aafef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06bcef {
  color: #06bcef;
}
Background
.bg-06bcef {
  background-color: #06bcef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06bcef {
  border: 2px solid #06bcef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06bcef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 188 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06bcef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06bcef, #0648ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06bcef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 188 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.34 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.76 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.20 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.95 #f94310 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#06bcef  rgb(6, 188, 239)  hsl(193, 95%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef3906  rgb(239, 57, 6)  hsl(13, 95%, 48%)  Ferrari Red
#ef06bc  rgb(239, 6, 188)  hsl(313, 95%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#bcef06  rgb(188, 239, 6)  hsl(73, 95%, 48%)  Electric Lime