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#08BCDE

#08bcde ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bcde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.4% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 189.53°, with 93.04% saturation and 45.1% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 8.25.

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Relative luminance0.4129

Complementary

  1. #08bcde
  2. #de2a08

Split complementary

  1. #08bcde
  2. #de0851
  3. #de9508

Analogous

  1. #08de95
  2. #08bcde
  3. #0851de

Triadic

  1. #08bcde
  2. #de08bc
  3. #bcde08

Tetradic

  1. #08bcde
  2. #2a08de
  3. #de2a08
  4. #bcde08

Square

  1. #08bcde
  2. #9508de
  3. #de2a08
  4. #51de08

Monochromatic

  1. #033f4a
  2. #057d94
  3. #08bcde
  4. #3bdaf8
  5. #84e8fb

Shades

#08bcde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bcde
  2. #07a9c8
  3. #0696b2
  4. #06849b
  5. #057185
  6. #045e6f
  7. #034b59
  8. #023843
  9. #02262c
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bcde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bcde
  2. #21c3e1
  3. #39c9e5
  4. #52d0e8
  5. #6bd7eb
  6. #84deef
  7. #9ce4f2
  8. #b5ebf5
  9. #cef2f8
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bcde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bcde
  2. #14b6d5
  3. #20b0cb
  4. #2caac2
  5. #38a4b8
  6. #449eaf
  7. #5098a6
  8. #5c929c
  9. #688c93
  10. #748689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b6e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da4de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b8df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70aede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bcde {
  color: #08bcde;
}
Background
.bg-08bcde {
  background-color: #08bcde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bcde {
  border: 2px solid #08bcde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bcde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bcde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bcde, #0851de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bcde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.25 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.18 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.70 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.14 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.49 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.58 #f74321 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08bcde  rgb(8, 188, 222)  hsl(190, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de2a08  rgb(222, 42, 8)  hsl(10, 93%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#de08bc  rgb(222, 8, 188)  hsl(310, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bcde08  rgb(188, 222, 8)  hsl(70, 93%, 45%)  Pear