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#06CAEB

#06caeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#06caeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 79.22% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.45% cyan, 14.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 188.65°, with 95.02% saturation and 47.25% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.9.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.4828

Complementary

  1. #06caeb
  2. #eb2706

Split complementary

  1. #06caeb
  2. #eb0657
  3. #eb9906

Analogous

  1. #06eb99
  2. #06caeb
  3. #0657eb

Triadic

  1. #06caeb
  2. #eb06ca
  3. #caeb06

Tetradic

  1. #06caeb
  2. #2706eb
  3. #eb2706
  4. #caeb06

Square

  1. #06caeb
  2. #9906eb
  3. #eb2706
  4. #57eb06

Monochromatic

  1. #024a56
  2. #048aa0
  3. #06caeb
  4. #43e0fa
  5. #8eecfc

Shades

#06caeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06caeb
  2. #05b6d4
  3. #05a2bc
  4. #048da5
  5. #04798d
  6. #036576
  7. #02515e
  8. #023d47
  9. #01282f
  10. #011418
  11. #000000

Tints

#06caeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06caeb
  2. #1fcfed
  3. #38d5ef
  4. #51daf1
  5. #6adff3
  6. #83e5f5
  7. #9beaf7
  8. #b4eff9
  9. #cdf4fb
  10. #e6fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06caeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06caeb
  2. #12c3e0
  3. #1ebbd6
  4. #2bb4cb
  5. #37acc0
  6. #43a5b6
  7. #4f9eab
  8. #5b96a0
  9. #688f95
  10. #74878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93c0cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c3ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b1eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ec6ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79bbeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06caeb {
  color: #06caeb;
}
Background
.bg-06caeb {
  background-color: #06caeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06caeb {
  border: 2px solid #06caeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06caeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 202 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 95% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06caeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06caeb, #0657eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06caeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 202 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.90 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.68 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.25 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.00 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.52 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.01 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.29 #f93514 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#06caeb  rgb(6, 202, 235)  hsl(189, 95%, 47%)  Sky Blue
#eb2706  rgb(235, 39, 6)  hsl(9, 95%, 47%)  Red
#eb06ca  rgb(235, 6, 202)  hsl(309, 95%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#caeb06  rgb(202, 235, 6)  hsl(69, 95%, 47%)  Pear