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#08B8EA

#08b8ea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08b8ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 72.16% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.58% cyan, 21.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 193.27°, with 93.39% saturation and 47.45% 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 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.4027

Complementary

  1. #08b8ea
  2. #ea3a08

Split complementary

  1. #08b8ea
  2. #ea0847
  3. #eaab08

Analogous

  1. #08eaab
  2. #08b8ea
  3. #0847ea

Triadic

  1. #08b8ea
  2. #ea08b8
  3. #b8ea08

Tetradic

  1. #08b8ea
  2. #3a08ea
  3. #ea3a08
  4. #b8ea08

Square

  1. #08b8ea
  2. #ab08ea
  3. #ea3a08
  4. #47ea08

Monochromatic

  1. #034456
  2. #057ea0
  3. #08b8ea
  4. #46d1f9
  5. #90e3fb

Shades

#08b8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08b8ea
  2. #07a6d3
  3. #0693bb
  4. #0681a4
  5. #056e8c
  6. #045c75
  7. #034a5e
  8. #023746
  9. #02252f
  10. #011217
  11. #000000

Tints

#08b8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08b8ea
  2. #21bfec
  3. #39c6ee
  4. #52cdf0
  5. #6bd4f2
  6. #84dcf5
  7. #9ce3f7
  8. #b5eaf9
  9. #cef1fb
  10. #e6f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08b8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08b8ea
  2. #14b2df
  3. #20add5
  4. #2ca7ca
  5. #38a2c0
  6. #449cb5
  7. #5096aa
  8. #5c91a0
  9. #688b95
  10. #74868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87b0c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9db4ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83a2e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7cb6eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67abea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08b8ea {
  color: #08b8ea;
}
Background
.bg-08b8ea {
  background-color: #08b8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08b8ea {
  border: 2px solid #08b8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08b8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 184 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08b8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08b8ea, #0847ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08b8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 184 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.85 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.37 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.61 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.35 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.39 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.48 #f74715 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08b8ea  rgb(8, 184, 234)  hsl(193, 93%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea3a08  rgb(234, 58, 8)  hsl(13, 93%, 47%)  Ferrari Red
#ea08b8  rgb(234, 8, 184)  hsl(313, 93%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#b8ea08  rgb(184, 234, 8)  hsl(73, 93%, 47%)  Electric Lime