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#08ACDD

#08acdd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08acdd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 67.45% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.38% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.8°, with 93.01% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3478

Complementary

  1. #08acdd
  2. #dd3908

Split complementary

  1. #08acdd
  2. #dd0842
  3. #dda308

Analogous

  1. #08dda3
  2. #08acdd
  3. #0842dd

Triadic

  1. #08acdd
  2. #dd08ac
  3. #acdd08

Tetradic

  1. #08acdd
  2. #3908dd
  3. #dd3908
  4. #acdd08

Square

  1. #08acdd
  2. #a308dd
  3. #dd3908
  4. #42dd08

Monochromatic

  1. #033949
  2. #057393
  3. #08acdd
  4. #3accf8
  5. #83dffb

Shades

#08acdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08acdd
  2. #079bc7
  3. #068ab1
  4. #06789b
  5. #056785
  6. #04566f
  7. #034558
  8. #023442
  9. #02222c
  10. #011116
  11. #000000

Tints

#08acdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08acdd
  2. #21b4e0
  3. #39bde4
  4. #52c5e7
  5. #6bcdeb
  6. #84d6ee
  7. #9cdef1
  8. #b5e6f5
  9. #ceeef8
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08acdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08acdd
  2. #14a8d4
  3. #20a3ca
  4. #2c9fc1
  5. #389ab8
  6. #4496af
  7. #5092a5
  8. #5c8d9c
  9. #688993
  10. #748489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a9df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7998dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00babc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73aade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5fa0dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08acdd {
  color: #08acdd;
}
Background
.bg-08acdd {
  background-color: #08acdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08acdd {
  border: 2px solid #08acdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08acdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 172 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08acdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08acdd, #0842dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08acdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 172 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.15 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.95 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.70 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.78 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.90 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.75 #f75322 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08acdd  rgb(8, 172, 221)  hsl(194, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd3908  rgb(221, 57, 8)  hsl(14, 93%, 45%)  Sinopia
#dd08ac  rgb(221, 8, 172)  hsl(314, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#acdd08  rgb(172, 221, 8)  hsl(74, 93%, 45%)  Yellow Green