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#08AEE3

#08aee3 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08aee3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.48% cyan, 23.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 194.52°, with 93.19% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3587

Complementary

  1. #08aee3
  2. #e33d08

Split complementary

  1. #08aee3
  2. #e30841
  3. #e3ab08

Analogous

  1. #08e3ab
  2. #08aee3
  3. #0841e3

Triadic

  1. #08aee3
  2. #e308ae
  3. #aee308

Tetradic

  1. #08aee3
  2. #3d08e3
  3. #e33d08
  4. #aee308

Square

  1. #08aee3
  2. #ab08e3
  3. #e33d08
  4. #41e308

Monochromatic

  1. #033d4f
  2. #057599
  3. #08aee3
  4. #3fcbf8
  5. #89dffb

Shades

#08aee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08aee3
  2. #079dcc
  3. #068bb6
  4. #067a9f
  5. #056888
  6. #045772
  7. #03465b
  8. #023444
  9. #02232d
  10. #011117
  11. #000000

Tints

#08aee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08aee3
  2. #21b6e6
  3. #39bee9
  4. #52c6eb
  5. #6bceee
  6. #84d7f1
  7. #9cdff4
  8. #b5e7f7
  9. #ceeff9
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08aee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08aee3
  2. #14a9d9
  3. #20a5cf
  4. #2ca0c5
  5. #389cbb
  6. #4497b2
  7. #5092a8
  8. #5c8e9e
  9. #688994
  10. #74858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a7bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92abe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #799ae2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74ace5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5fa2e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08aee3 {
  color: #08aee3;
}
Background
.bg-08aee3 {
  background-color: #08aee3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08aee3 {
  border: 2px solid #08aee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08aee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 174 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 93% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08aee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08aee3, #0841e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08aee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 174 227 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.14 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.77 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.53 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.01 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.45 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.11 #f7511c Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08aee3  rgb(8, 174, 227)  hsl(195, 93%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e33d08  rgb(227, 61, 8)  hsl(15, 93%, 46%)  Sinopia
#e308ae  rgb(227, 8, 174)  hsl(315, 93%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#aee308  rgb(174, 227, 8)  hsl(75, 93%, 46%)  Inchworm