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#08ACE0

#08ace0 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08ace0 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 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.43% cyan, 23.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 194.44°, with 93.1% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3494

Complementary

  1. #08ace0
  2. #e03c08

Split complementary

  1. #08ace0
  2. #e00840
  3. #e0a808

Analogous

  1. #08e0a8
  2. #08ace0
  3. #0840e0

Triadic

  1. #08ace0
  2. #e008ac
  3. #ace008

Tetradic

  1. #08ace0
  2. #3c08e0
  3. #e03c08
  4. #ace008

Square

  1. #08ace0
  2. #a808e0
  3. #e03c08
  4. #40e008

Monochromatic

  1. #033b4c
  2. #057396
  3. #08ace0
  4. #3ccbf8
  5. #86dffb

Shades

#08ace0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08ace0
  2. #079bca
  3. #068ab3
  4. #06789d
  5. #056786
  6. #045670
  7. #03455a
  8. #023443
  9. #02222d
  10. #011116
  11. #000000

Tints

#08ace0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08ace0
  2. #21b4e3
  3. #39bde6
  4. #52c5e9
  5. #6bcdec
  6. #84d6f0
  7. #9cdef3
  8. #b5e6f6
  9. #ceeef9
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08ace0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08ace0
  2. #14a8d6
  3. #20a3cd
  4. #2c9fc3
  5. #389aba
  6. #4496b0
  7. #5092a6
  8. #5c8d9d
  9. #688993
  10. #74848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa5bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a9e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7798df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00babd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73aae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5ea0e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08ace0 {
  color: #08ace0;
}
Background
.bg-08ace0 {
  background-color: #08ace0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08ace0 {
  border: 2px solid #08ace0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08ace0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 172 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08ace0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08ace0, #0840e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08ace0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 172 224 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.75 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.53 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.93 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.47 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.86 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.47 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.59 #f7531f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08ace0  rgb(8, 172, 224)  hsl(194, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e03c08  rgb(224, 60, 8)  hsl(14, 93%, 45%)  Sinopia
#e008ac  rgb(224, 8, 172)  hsl(314, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#ace008  rgb(172, 224, 8)  hsl(74, 93%, 45%)  June Bud