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#08AFE3

#08afe3 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08afe3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.48% cyan, 22.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 194.25°, 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3626

Complementary

  1. #08afe3
  2. #e33c08

Split complementary

  1. #08afe3
  2. #e30841
  3. #e3aa08

Analogous

  1. #08e3aa
  2. #08afe3
  3. #0841e3

Triadic

  1. #08afe3
  2. #e308af
  3. #afe308

Tetradic

  1. #08afe3
  2. #3c08e3
  3. #e33c08
  4. #afe308

Square

  1. #08afe3
  2. #aa08e3
  3. #e33c08
  4. #41e308

Monochromatic

  1. #033d4f
  2. #057699
  3. #08afe3
  4. #3fccf8
  5. #89e0fb

Shades

#08afe3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08afe3
  2. #079ecc
  3. #068cb6
  4. #067b9f
  5. #056988
  6. #045872
  7. #03465b
  8. #023544
  9. #02232d
  10. #011217
  11. #000000

Tints

#08afe3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08afe3
  2. #21b7e6
  3. #39bfe9
  4. #52c7eb
  5. #6bcfee
  6. #84d7f1
  7. #9cdff4
  8. #b5e7f7
  9. #ceeff9
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08afe3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08afe3
  2. #14aad9
  3. #20a6cf
  4. #2ca1c5
  5. #389cbb
  6. #4498b2
  7. #5093a8
  8. #5c8e9e
  9. #688994
  10. #74858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a8c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94ace6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a9ae2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75ade5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #60a3e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08afe3 {
  color: #08afe3;
}
Background
.bg-08afe3 {
  background-color: #08afe3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08afe3 {
  border: 2px solid #08afe3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08afe3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 175 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 93% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08afe3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08afe3, #0841e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08afe3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 175 227 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.03 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.01 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.72 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.00 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.51 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.96 #f7501c Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08afe3  rgb(8, 175, 227)  hsl(194, 93%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e33c08  rgb(227, 60, 8)  hsl(14, 93%, 46%)  Sinopia
#e308af  rgb(227, 8, 175)  hsl(314, 93%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#afe308  rgb(175, 227, 8)  hsl(74, 93%, 46%)  June Bud