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#08BDDB

#08bddb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bddb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 74.12% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.35% cyan, 13.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 188.53°, with 92.95% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.31.

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Relative luminance0.4156

Complementary

  1. #08bddb
  2. #db2608

Split complementary

  1. #08bddb
  2. #db0854
  3. #db8f08

Analogous

  1. #08db8f
  2. #08bddb
  3. #0854db

Triadic

  1. #08bddb
  2. #db08bd
  3. #bddb08

Tetradic

  1. #08bddb
  2. #2608db
  3. #db2608
  4. #bddb08

Square

  1. #08bddb
  2. #8f08db
  3. #db2608
  4. #54db08

Monochromatic

  1. #033e47
  2. #057d91
  3. #08bddb
  4. #38dcf8
  5. #82e9fa

Shades

#08bddb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bddb
  2. #07aac5
  3. #0697af
  4. #068499
  5. #057183
  6. #045f6e
  7. #034c58
  8. #023942
  9. #02262c
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bddb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bddb
  2. #21c4df
  3. #39cae2
  4. #52d1e6
  5. #6bd7e9
  6. #84deed
  7. #9ce5f1
  8. #b5ebf4
  9. #cef2f8
  10. #e6f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bddb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bddb
  2. #14b7d2
  3. #20b1c9
  4. #2cabc0
  5. #38a5b7
  6. #449fae
  7. #5098a4
  8. #5c929b
  9. #688c92
  10. #748689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b7dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a5db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72afdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bddb {
  color: #08bddb;
}
Background
.bg-08bddb {
  background-color: #08bddb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bddb {
  border: 2px solid #08bddb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bddb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 189 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bddb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bddb, #0854db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bddb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 189 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.48 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.69 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.14 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.25 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.02 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.83 #f74224 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#08bddb  rgb(8, 189, 219)  hsl(189, 93%, 45%)  Sky Blue
#db2608  rgb(219, 38, 8)  hsl(9, 93%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#db08bd  rgb(219, 8, 189)  hsl(309, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bddb08  rgb(189, 219, 8)  hsl(69, 93%, 45%)  Pear