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#08BCDD

#08bcdd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bcdd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.73% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.38% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 189.3°, with 93.01% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.55.

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Relative luminance0.4124

Complementary

  1. #08bcdd
  2. #dd2908

Split complementary

  1. #08bcdd
  2. #dd0851
  3. #dd9408

Analogous

  1. #08dd94
  2. #08bcdd
  3. #0851dd

Triadic

  1. #08bcdd
  2. #dd08bc
  3. #bcdd08

Tetradic

  1. #08bcdd
  2. #2908dd
  3. #dd2908
  4. #bcdd08

Square

  1. #08bcdd
  2. #9408dd
  3. #dd2908
  4. #51dd08

Monochromatic

  1. #033e49
  2. #057d93
  3. #08bcdd
  4. #3adaf8
  5. #83e8fb

Shades

#08bcdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bcdd
  2. #07a9c7
  3. #0696b1
  4. #06849b
  5. #057185
  6. #045e6f
  7. #034b58
  8. #023842
  9. #02262c
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bcdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bcdd
  2. #21c3e0
  3. #39c9e4
  4. #52d0e7
  5. #6bd7eb
  6. #84deee
  7. #9ce4f1
  8. #b5ebf5
  9. #cef2f8
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bcdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bcdd
  2. #14b6d4
  3. #20b0ca
  4. #2caac1
  5. #38a4b8
  6. #449eaf
  7. #5098a5
  8. #5c929c
  9. #688c93
  10. #748689
  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 #89b3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b6df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea4dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b8de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70aedd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bcdd {
  color: #08bcdd;
}
Background
.bg-08bcdd {
  background-color: #08bcdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bcdd {
  border: 2px solid #08bcdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bcdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bcdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bcdd, #0851dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bcdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.55 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.83 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.22 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.33 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.60 #f74322 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08bcdd  rgb(8, 188, 221)  hsl(189, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd2908  rgb(221, 41, 8)  hsl(9, 93%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#dd08bc  rgb(221, 8, 188)  hsl(309, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdd08  rgb(188, 221, 8)  hsl(69, 93%, 45%)  Pear