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#08BCDF

#08bcdf ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bcdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.41% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 189.77°, with 93.07% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.94.

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Relative luminance0.4135

Complementary

  1. #08bcdf
  2. #df2b08

Split complementary

  1. #08bcdf
  2. #df0850
  3. #df9608

Analogous

  1. #08df96
  2. #08bcdf
  3. #0850df

Triadic

  1. #08bcdf
  2. #df08bc
  3. #bcdf08

Tetradic

  1. #08bcdf
  2. #2b08df
  3. #df2b08
  4. #bcdf08

Square

  1. #08bcdf
  2. #9608df
  3. #df2b08
  4. #50df08

Monochromatic

  1. #033f4b
  2. #057e95
  3. #08bcdf
  4. #3bd9f8
  5. #85e8fb

Shades

#08bcdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bcdf
  2. #07a9c9
  3. #0696b2
  4. #06849c
  5. #057186
  6. #045e70
  7. #034b59
  8. #023843
  9. #02262d
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bcdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bcdf
  2. #21c3e2
  3. #39c9e5
  4. #52d0e9
  5. #6bd7ec
  6. #84deef
  7. #9ce4f2
  8. #b5ebf5
  9. #cef2f9
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bcdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bcdf
  2. #14b6d6
  3. #20b0cc
  4. #2caac3
  5. #38a4b9
  6. #449eb0
  7. #5098a6
  8. #5c929d
  9. #688c93
  10. #74868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b6e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da5df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b9e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6faedf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bcdf {
  color: #08bcdf;
}
Background
.bg-08bcdf {
  background-color: #08bcdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bcdf {
  border: 2px solid #08bcdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bcdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bcdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bcdf, #0850df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bcdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.94 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.92 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.11 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.58 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.35 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.57 #f74320 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08bcdf  rgb(8, 188, 223)  hsl(190, 93%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df2b08  rgb(223, 43, 8)  hsl(10, 93%, 45%)  Lust
#df08bc  rgb(223, 8, 188)  hsl(310, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdf08  rgb(188, 223, 8)  hsl(70, 93%, 45%)  Pear