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#08C9EA

#08c9ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08c9ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 78.82% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.58% cyan, 14.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 188.76°, with 93.39% saturation and 47.45% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.92.

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Relative luminance0.4777

Complementary

  1. #08c9ea
  2. #ea2908

Split complementary

  1. #08c9ea
  2. #ea0858
  3. #ea9a08

Analogous

  1. #08ea9a
  2. #08c9ea
  3. #0858ea

Triadic

  1. #08c9ea
  2. #ea08c9
  3. #c9ea08

Tetradic

  1. #08c9ea
  2. #2908ea
  3. #ea2908
  4. #c9ea08

Square

  1. #08c9ea
  2. #9a08ea
  3. #ea2908
  4. #58ea08

Monochromatic

  1. #034a56
  2. #0589a0
  3. #08c9ea
  4. #46dff9
  5. #90ecfb

Shades

#08c9ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08c9ea
  2. #07b5d3
  3. #06a1bb
  4. #068da4
  5. #05798c
  6. #046575
  7. #03505e
  8. #023c46
  9. #02282f
  10. #011417
  11. #000000

Tints

#08c9ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08c9ea
  2. #21ceec
  3. #39d4ee
  4. #52d9f0
  5. #6bdff2
  6. #84e4f5
  7. #9ce9f7
  8. #b5eff9
  9. #cef4fb
  10. #e6fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08c9ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08c9ea
  2. #14c2df
  3. #20bad5
  4. #2cb3ca
  5. #38acc0
  6. #44a5b5
  7. #509daa
  8. #5c96a0
  9. #688f95
  10. #74878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92bfce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c2ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b0ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ec5eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79baea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08c9ea {
  color: #08c9ea;
}
Background
.bg-08c9ea {
  background-color: #08c9ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08c9ea {
  border: 2px solid #08c9ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08c9ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 201 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08c9ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08c9ea, #0858ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08c9ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 201 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.92 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.70 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.15 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.05 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.52 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.05 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.38 #f73615 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#08c9ea  rgb(8, 201, 234)  hsl(189, 93%, 47%)  Sky Blue
#ea2908  rgb(234, 41, 8)  hsl(9, 93%, 47%)  Red
#ea08c9  rgb(234, 8, 201)  hsl(309, 93%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#c9ea08  rgb(201, 234, 8)  hsl(69, 93%, 47%)  Pear