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#08BBDC

#08bbdc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bbdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.36% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 189.34°, 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 8.56.

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Relative luminance0.4076

Complementary

  1. #08bbdc
  2. #dc2908

Split complementary

  1. #08bbdc
  2. #dc0851
  3. #dc9308

Analogous

  1. #08dc93
  2. #08bbdc
  3. #0851dc

Triadic

  1. #08bbdc
  2. #dc08bb
  3. #bbdc08

Tetradic

  1. #08bbdc
  2. #2908dc
  3. #dc2908
  4. #bbdc08

Square

  1. #08bbdc
  2. #9308dc
  3. #dc2908
  4. #51dc08

Monochromatic

  1. #033e48
  2. #057c92
  3. #08bbdc
  4. #39daf8
  5. #83e8fa

Shades

#08bbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bbdc
  2. #07a8c6
  3. #0696b0
  4. #06839a
  5. #057084
  6. #045e6e
  7. #034b58
  8. #023842
  9. #02252c
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bbdc
  2. #21c2e0
  3. #39c9e3
  4. #52cfe7
  5. #6bd6ea
  6. #84ddee
  7. #9ce4f1
  8. #b5ebf5
  9. #cef1f8
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bbdc
  2. #14b5d3
  3. #20afca
  4. #2ca9c0
  5. #38a3b7
  6. #449eae
  7. #5098a5
  8. #5c929c
  9. #688c92
  10. #748689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b5de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da4dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b7dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6faddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bbdc {
  color: #08bbdc;
}
Background
.bg-08bbdc {
  background-color: #08bbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bbdc {
  border: 2px solid #08bbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 187 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bbdc, #0851dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 187 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.56 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.12 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.24 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.96 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.34 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.35 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.43 #f74423 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08bbdc  rgb(8, 187, 220)  hsl(189, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc2908  rgb(220, 41, 8)  hsl(9, 93%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#dc08bb  rgb(220, 8, 187)  hsl(309, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bbdc08  rgb(187, 220, 8)  hsl(69, 93%, 45%)  Pear