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#08B4DC

#08b4dc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08b4dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 70.59% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.36% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 191.32°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.85.

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Relative luminance0.3786

Complementary

  1. #08b4dc
  2. #dc3008

Split complementary

  1. #08b4dc
  2. #dc084a
  3. #dc9a08

Analogous

  1. #08dc9a
  2. #08b4dc
  3. #084adc

Triadic

  1. #08b4dc
  2. #dc08b4
  3. #b4dc08

Tetradic

  1. #08b4dc
  2. #3008dc
  3. #dc3008
  4. #b4dc08

Square

  1. #08b4dc
  2. #9a08dc
  3. #dc3008
  4. #4adc08

Monochromatic

  1. #033b48
  2. #057892
  3. #08b4dc
  4. #39d4f8
  5. #83e4fa

Shades

#08b4dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08b4dc
  2. #07a2c6
  3. #0690b0
  4. #067e9a
  5. #056c84
  6. #045a6e
  7. #034858
  8. #023642
  9. #02242c
  10. #011216
  11. #000000

Tints

#08b4dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08b4dc
  2. #21bce0
  3. #39c3e3
  4. #52cbe7
  5. #6bd2ea
  6. #84daee
  7. #9ce1f1
  8. #b5e9f5
  9. #cef0f8
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08b4dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08b4dc
  2. #14afd3
  3. #20aaca
  4. #2ca4c0
  5. #389fb7
  6. #449aae
  7. #5095a5
  8. #5c909c
  9. #688a92
  10. #748589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83abbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cafde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #849edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7cb1dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08b4dc {
  color: #08b4dc;
}
Background
.bg-08b4dc {
  background-color: #08b4dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08b4dc {
  border: 2px solid #08b4dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08b4dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 180 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08b4dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08b4dc, #084adc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08b4dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 180 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.85 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.90 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.86 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.99 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.42 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.62 #f74b23 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08b4dc  rgb(8, 180, 220)  hsl(191, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc3008  rgb(220, 48, 8)  hsl(11, 93%, 45%)  Sinopia
#dc08b4  rgb(220, 8, 180)  hsl(311, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#b4dc08  rgb(180, 220, 8)  hsl(71, 93%, 45%)  Pear