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#08AFE0

#08afe0 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08afe0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 68.63% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.43% cyan, 21.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 193.61°, 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3609

Complementary

  1. #08afe0
  2. #e03908

Split complementary

  1. #08afe0
  2. #e00843
  3. #e0a508

Analogous

  1. #08e0a5
  2. #08afe0
  3. #0843e0

Triadic

  1. #08afe0
  2. #e008af
  3. #afe008

Tetradic

  1. #08afe0
  2. #3908e0
  3. #e03908
  4. #afe008

Square

  1. #08afe0
  2. #a508e0
  3. #e03908
  4. #43e008

Monochromatic

  1. #033c4c
  2. #057596
  3. #08afe0
  4. #3ccdf8
  5. #86e0fb

Shades

#08afe0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08afe0
  2. #079eca
  3. #068cb3
  4. #067b9d
  5. #056986
  6. #045870
  7. #03465a
  8. #023543
  9. #02232d
  10. #011216
  11. #000000

Tints

#08afe0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08afe0
  2. #21b7e3
  3. #39bfe6
  4. #52c7e9
  5. #6bcfec
  6. #84d7f0
  7. #9cdff3
  8. #b5e7f6
  9. #ceeff9
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08afe0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08afe0
  2. #14aad6
  3. #20a6cd
  4. #2ca1c3
  5. #389cba
  6. #4498b0
  7. #5093a6
  8. #5c8e9d
  9. #688993
  10. #74858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a7be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95ace2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c9adf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76ade1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #62a3e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08afe0 {
  color: #08afe0;
}
Background
.bg-08afe0 {
  background-color: #08afe0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08afe0 {
  border: 2px solid #08afe0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08afe0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 175 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08afe0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08afe0, #0843e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08afe0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 175 224 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.51 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.79 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.02 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.08 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.46 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.08 #f7501f Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08afe0  rgb(8, 175, 224)  hsl(194, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e03908  rgb(224, 57, 8)  hsl(14, 93%, 45%)  Sinopia
#e008af  rgb(224, 8, 175)  hsl(314, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#afe008  rgb(175, 224, 8)  hsl(74, 93%, 45%)  June Bud