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#06DCFF

#06dcff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#06dcff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 86.27% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.65% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 188.43°, with 100% saturation and 51.18% 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.28.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.5845

Complementary

  1. #06dcff
  2. #ff2906

Split complementary

  1. #06dcff
  2. #ff0660
  3. #ffa506

Analogous

  1. #06ffa5
  2. #06dcff
  3. #0660ff

Triadic

  1. #06dcff
  2. #ff06dc
  3. #dcff06

Tetradic

  1. #06dcff
  2. #2906ff
  3. #ff2906
  4. #dcff06

Square

  1. #06dcff
  2. #a506ff
  3. #ff2906
  4. #60ff06

Monochromatic

  1. #005d6c
  2. #009fb9
  3. #06dcff
  4. #53e7ff
  5. #9ff2ff

Shades

#06dcff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06dcff
  2. #05c6e6
  3. #05b0cc
  4. #049ab3
  5. #048499
  6. #036e80
  7. #025866
  8. #02424d
  9. #012c33
  10. #01161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#06dcff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06dcff
  2. #1fe0ff
  3. #38e3ff
  4. #51e7ff
  5. #6aeaff
  6. #83eeff
  7. #9bf1ff
  8. #b4f5ff
  9. #cdf8ff
  10. #e6fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06dcff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06dcff
  2. #12d3f2
  3. #1ecae6
  4. #2bc0d9
  5. #37b7cc
  6. #43aec0
  7. #4fa5b3
  8. #5b9ca6
  9. #689299
  10. #74898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d1e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3d5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7c0ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e9e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bd8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85ccff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06dcff {
  color: #06dcff;
}
Background
.bg-06dcff {
  background-color: #06dcff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06dcff {
  border: 2px solid #06dcff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06dcff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 220 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06dcff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06dcff, #0660ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06dcff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 220 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.87 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.20 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.72 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.73 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.80 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.15 #f92300 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#06dcff  rgb(6, 220, 255)  hsl(188, 100%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#ff2906  rgb(255, 41, 6)  hsl(8, 100%, 51%)  Scarlet
#ff06dc  rgb(255, 6, 220)  hsl(308, 100%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#dcff06  rgb(220, 255, 6)  hsl(68, 100%, 51%)  Chartreuse Yellow