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#08B5DC

#08b5dc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08b5dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 70.98% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.36% cyan, 17.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 191.04°, 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.04.

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Relative luminance0.3827

Complementary

  1. #08b5dc
  2. #dc2f08

Split complementary

  1. #08b5dc
  2. #dc084b
  3. #dc9908

Analogous

  1. #08dc99
  2. #08b5dc
  3. #084bdc

Triadic

  1. #08b5dc
  2. #dc08b5
  3. #b5dc08

Tetradic

  1. #08b5dc
  2. #2f08dc
  3. #dc2f08
  4. #b5dc08

Square

  1. #08b5dc
  2. #9908dc
  3. #dc2f08
  4. #4bdc08

Monochromatic

  1. #033c48
  2. #057892
  3. #08b5dc
  4. #39d5f8
  5. #83e4fa

Shades

#08b5dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08b5dc
  2. #07a3c6
  3. #0691b0
  4. #067f9a
  5. #056d84
  6. #045b6e
  7. #034858
  8. #023642
  9. #02242c
  10. #011216
  11. #000000

Tints

#08b5dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08b5dc
  2. #21bce0
  3. #39c4e3
  4. #52cbe7
  5. #6bd3ea
  6. #84daee
  7. #9ce1f1
  8. #b5e9f5
  9. #cef0f8
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08b5dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08b5dc
  2. #14b0d3
  3. #20aaca
  4. #2ca5c0
  5. #38a0b7
  6. #449bae
  7. #5095a5
  8. #5c909c
  9. #688b92
  10. #748589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84acbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb0de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7db2dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69a8dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bdcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08b5dc {
  color: #08b5dc;
}
Background
.bg-08b5dc {
  background-color: #08b5dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08b5dc {
  border: 2px solid #08b5dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08b5dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 181 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08b5dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08b5dc, #084bdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08b5dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 181 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.04 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.03 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.75 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.83 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.22 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.31 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.76 #f74a23 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08b5dc  rgb(8, 181, 220)  hsl(191, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc2f08  rgb(220, 47, 8)  hsl(11, 93%, 45%)  Sinopia
#dc08b5  rgb(220, 8, 181)  hsl(311, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#b5dc08  rgb(181, 220, 8)  hsl(71, 93%, 45%)  Pear