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#08ABDE

#08abde ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08abde is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 67.06% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.4% cyan, 22.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 194.3°, with 93.04% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.12.

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Relative luminance0.3445

Complementary

  1. #08abde
  2. #de3b08

Split complementary

  1. #08abde
  2. #de0840
  3. #dea608

Analogous

  1. #08dea6
  2. #08abde
  3. #0840de

Triadic

  1. #08abde
  2. #de08ab
  3. #abde08

Tetradic

  1. #08abde
  2. #3b08de
  3. #de3b08
  4. #abde08

Square

  1. #08abde
  2. #a608de
  3. #de3b08
  4. #40de08

Monochromatic

  1. #03394a
  2. #057294
  3. #08abde
  4. #3bcbf8
  5. #84defb

Shades

#08abde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08abde
  2. #079ac8
  3. #0689b2
  4. #06789b
  5. #056785
  6. #04566f
  7. #034459
  8. #023343
  9. #02222c
  10. #011116
  11. #000000

Tints

#08abde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08abde
  2. #21b3e1
  3. #39bce5
  4. #52c4e8
  5. #6bcdeb
  6. #84d5ef
  7. #9cddf2
  8. #b5e6f5
  9. #ceeef8
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08abde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08abde
  2. #14a7d5
  3. #20a2cb
  4. #2c9ec2
  5. #389ab8
  6. #4496af
  7. #5091a6
  8. #5c8d9c
  9. #688993
  10. #748489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a8e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7797dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a9df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e9fde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08abde {
  color: #08abde;
}
Background
.bg-08abde {
  background-color: #08abde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08abde {
  border: 2px solid #08abde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08abde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 171 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08abde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08abde, #0840de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08abde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 171 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.50 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.84 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.48 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.50 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.87 #f75421 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08abde  rgb(8, 171, 222)  hsl(194, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de3b08  rgb(222, 59, 8)  hsl(14, 93%, 45%)  Sinopia
#de08ab  rgb(222, 8, 171)  hsl(314, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#abde08  rgb(171, 222, 8)  hsl(74, 93%, 45%)  Yellow Green