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#08BBE5

#08bbe5 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bbe5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.51% cyan, 18.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 191.4°, with 93.25% saturation and 46.47% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.4125

Complementary

  1. #08bbe5
  2. #e53208

Split complementary

  1. #08bbe5
  2. #e5084d
  3. #e5a008

Analogous

  1. #08e5a0
  2. #08bbe5
  3. #084de5

Triadic

  1. #08bbe5
  2. #e508bb
  3. #bbe508

Tetradic

  1. #08bbe5
  2. #3208e5
  3. #e53208
  4. #bbe508

Square

  1. #08bbe5
  2. #a008e5
  3. #e53208
  4. #4de508

Monochromatic

  1. #034251
  2. #057f9b
  3. #08bbe5
  4. #41d6f8
  5. #8be6fb

Shades

#08bbe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bbe5
  2. #07a8ce
  3. #0696b7
  4. #0683a0
  5. #057089
  6. #045e73
  7. #034b5c
  8. #023845
  9. #02252e
  10. #011317
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bbe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bbe5
  2. #21c2e8
  3. #39c9ea
  4. #52cfed
  5. #6bd6ef
  6. #84ddf2
  7. #9ce4f5
  8. #b5ebf7
  9. #cef1fa
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bbe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bbe5
  2. #14b5db
  3. #20afd1
  4. #2ca9c7
  5. #38a3bd
  6. #449eb3
  7. #5098a8
  8. #5c929e
  9. #688c94
  10. #74868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b2c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b6e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a4e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81b8e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6caee5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bbe5 {
  color: #08bbe5;
}
Background
.bg-08bbe5 {
  background-color: #08bbe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bbe5 {
  border: 2px solid #08bbe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bbe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 187 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 93% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bbe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bbe5, #084de5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bbe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 187 229 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.87 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.75 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.11 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.78 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.95 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.85 #f7441a Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08bbe5  rgb(8, 187, 229)  hsl(191, 93%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e53208  rgb(229, 50, 8)  hsl(11, 93%, 46%)  Candy Apple Red
#e508bb  rgb(229, 8, 187)  hsl(311, 93%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#bbe508  rgb(187, 229, 8)  hsl(71, 93%, 46%)  Pear