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#08BBD8

#08bbd8 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bbd8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.33% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.3% cyan, 13.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 188.37°, with 92.86% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 9.52.

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Relative luminance0.4055

Complementary

  1. #08bbd8
  2. #d82508

Split complementary

  1. #08bbd8
  2. #d80853
  3. #d88d08

Analogous

  1. #08d88d
  2. #08bbd8
  3. #0853d8

Triadic

  1. #08bbd8
  2. #d808bb
  3. #bbd808

Tetradic

  1. #08bbd8
  2. #2508d8
  3. #d82508
  4. #bbd808

Square

  1. #08bbd8
  2. #8d08d8
  3. #d82508
  4. #53d808

Monochromatic

  1. #033b44
  2. #057b8e
  3. #08bbd8
  4. #35dcf8
  5. #7fe9fa

Shades

#08bbd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bbd8
  2. #07a8c2
  3. #0696ad
  4. #068397
  5. #057082
  6. #045e6c
  7. #034b56
  8. #023841
  9. #02252b
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bbd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bbd8
  2. #21c2dc
  3. #39c9e0
  4. #52cfe4
  5. #6bd6e8
  6. #84ddec
  7. #9ce4ef
  8. #b5ebf3
  9. #cef1f7
  10. #e6f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bbd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bbd8
  2. #14b5cf
  3. #20afc6
  4. #2ca9be
  5. #38a3b5
  6. #449eac
  7. #5098a3
  8. #5c929a
  9. #688c92
  10. #748689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b1bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b4da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea3d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b7d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71add8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bbd8 {
  color: #08bbd8;
}
Background
.bg-08bbd8 {
  background-color: #08bbd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bbd8 {
  border: 2px solid #08bbd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bbd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 187 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 93% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bbd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bbd8, #0853d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bbd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 187 216 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.52 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.70 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.24 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.54 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.96 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.50 #f74427 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#08bbd8  rgb(8, 187, 216)  hsl(188, 93%, 44%)  Moonstone Blue
#d82508  rgb(216, 37, 8)  hsl(8, 93%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa
#d808bb  rgb(216, 8, 187)  hsl(308, 93%, 44%)  Shocking Pink
#bbd808  rgb(187, 216, 8)  hsl(68, 93%, 44%)  Pear