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#08BFDF

#08bfdf ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bfdf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 74.9% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.41% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 188.93°, 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.83.

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Relative luminance0.4264

Complementary

  1. #08bfdf
  2. #df2808

Split complementary

  1. #08bfdf
  2. #df0853
  3. #df9308

Analogous

  1. #08df93
  2. #08bfdf
  3. #0853df

Triadic

  1. #08bfdf
  2. #df08bf
  3. #bfdf08

Tetradic

  1. #08bfdf
  2. #2808df
  3. #df2808
  4. #bfdf08

Square

  1. #08bfdf
  2. #9308df
  3. #df2808
  4. #53df08

Monochromatic

  1. #03404b
  2. #058095
  3. #08bfdf
  4. #3bdcf8
  5. #85e9fb

Shades

#08bfdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bfdf
  2. #07acc9
  3. #0699b2
  4. #06869c
  5. #057386
  6. #046070
  7. #034c59
  8. #023943
  9. #02262d
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bfdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bfdf
  2. #21c5e2
  3. #39cce5
  4. #52d2e9
  5. #6bd9ec
  6. #84dfef
  7. #9ce5f2
  8. #b5ecf5
  9. #cef2f9
  10. #e6f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bfdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bfdf
  2. #14b9d6
  3. #20b2cc
  4. #2cacc3
  5. #38a6b9
  6. #44a0b0
  7. #5099a6
  8. #5c939d
  9. #688d93
  10. #74868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b9e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a7df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86bbe0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72b1df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bfdf {
  color: #08bfdf;
}
Background
.bg-08bfdf {
  background-color: #08bfdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bfdf {
  border: 2px solid #08bfdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bfdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 191 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bfdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bfdf, #0853df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bfdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 191 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.83 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.88 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.61 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.57 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.25 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.40 #f74020 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#08bfdf  rgb(8, 191, 223)  hsl(189, 93%, 45%)  Sky Blue
#df2808  rgb(223, 40, 8)  hsl(9, 93%, 45%)  Lust
#df08bf  rgb(223, 8, 191)  hsl(309, 93%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bfdf08  rgb(191, 223, 8)  hsl(69, 93%, 45%)  Pear