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#08B4E8

#08b4e8 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08b4e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.55% cyan, 22.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 193.93°, with 93.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.3852

Complementary

  1. #08b4e8
  2. #e83c08

Split complementary

  1. #08b4e8
  2. #e80844
  3. #e8ac08

Analogous

  1. #08e8ac
  2. #08b4e8
  3. #0844e8

Triadic

  1. #08b4e8
  2. #e808b4
  3. #b4e808

Tetradic

  1. #08b4e8
  2. #3c08e8
  3. #e83c08
  4. #b4e808

Square

  1. #08b4e8
  2. #ac08e8
  3. #e83c08
  4. #44e808

Monochromatic

  1. #034154
  2. #057b9e
  3. #08b4e8
  4. #44cff9
  5. #8ee2fb

Shades

#08b4e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08b4e8
  2. #07a2d1
  3. #0690ba
  4. #067ea2
  5. #056c8b
  6. #045a74
  7. #03485d
  8. #023646
  9. #02242e
  10. #011217
  11. #000000

Tints

#08b4e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08b4e8
  2. #21bcea
  3. #39c3ed
  4. #52cbef
  5. #6bd2f1
  6. #84daf4
  7. #9ce1f6
  8. #b5e9f8
  9. #cef0fa
  10. #e6f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08b4e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08b4e8
  2. #14afde
  3. #20aad3
  4. #2ca4c9
  5. #389fbe
  6. #449ab4
  7. #5095aa
  8. #5c909f
  9. #688a95
  10. #74858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84acc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98b1eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e9fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79b2ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64a8e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bdd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08b4e8 {
  color: #08b4e8;
}
Background
.bg-08b4e8 {
  background-color: #08b4e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08b4e8 {
  border: 2px solid #08b4e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08b4e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 180 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08b4e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08b4e8, #0844e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08b4e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 180 232 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.99 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.09 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.34 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.29 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.00 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.15 #f74b17 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08b4e8  rgb(8, 180, 232)  hsl(194, 93%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e83c08  rgb(232, 60, 8)  hsl(14, 93%, 47%)  Ferrari Red
#e808b4  rgb(232, 8, 180)  hsl(314, 93%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e808  rgb(180, 232, 8)  hsl(74, 93%, 47%)  Electric Lime