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#08AEDE

#08aede ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08aede is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 68.24% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.4% cyan, 21.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.46°, 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.356

Complementary

  1. #08aede
  2. #de3808

Split complementary

  1. #08aede
  2. #de0843
  3. #dea308

Analogous

  1. #08dea3
  2. #08aede
  3. #0843de

Triadic

  1. #08aede
  2. #de08ae
  3. #aede08

Tetradic

  1. #08aede
  2. #3808de
  3. #de3808
  4. #aede08

Square

  1. #08aede
  2. #a308de
  3. #de3808
  4. #43de08

Monochromatic

  1. #033a4a
  2. #057494
  3. #08aede
  4. #3bcdf8
  5. #84e0fb

Shades

#08aede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08aede
  2. #079dc8
  3. #068bb2
  4. #067a9b
  5. #056885
  6. #04576f
  7. #034659
  8. #023443
  9. #02232c
  10. #011116
  11. #000000

Tints

#08aede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08aede
  2. #21b6e1
  3. #39bee5
  4. #52c6e8
  5. #6bceeb
  6. #84d7ef
  7. #9cdff2
  8. #b5e7f5
  9. #ceeff8
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08aede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08aede
  2. #14a9d5
  3. #20a5cb
  4. #2ca0c2
  5. #389cb8
  6. #4497af
  7. #5092a6
  8. #5c8e9c
  9. #688993
  10. #748589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94abe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b99dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75acdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61a2de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08aede {
  color: #08aede;
}
Background
.bg-08aede {
  background-color: #08aede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08aede {
  border: 2px solid #08aede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08aede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 174 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08aede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08aede, #0843de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08aede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 174 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.89 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.44 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.68 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.71 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.05 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.76 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.27 #f75121 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08aede  rgb(8, 174, 222)  hsl(193, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de3808  rgb(222, 56, 8)  hsl(13, 93%, 45%)  Sinopia
#de08ae  rgb(222, 8, 174)  hsl(313, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#aede08  rgb(174, 222, 8)  hsl(73, 93%, 45%)  June Bud