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#08CAEE

#08caee ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08caee is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 79.22% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.64% cyan, 15.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 189.39°, with 93.5% saturation and 48.24% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.57.

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Relative luminance0.4847

Complementary

  1. #08caee
  2. #ee2c08

Split complementary

  1. #08caee
  2. #ee0857
  3. #ee9f08

Analogous

  1. #08ee9f
  2. #08caee
  3. #0857ee

Triadic

  1. #08caee
  2. #ee08ca
  3. #caee08

Tetradic

  1. #08caee
  2. #2c08ee
  3. #ee2c08
  4. #caee08

Square

  1. #08caee
  2. #9f08ee
  3. #ee2c08
  4. #57ee08

Monochromatic

  1. #034c5a
  2. #068ba4
  3. #08caee
  4. #4addf9
  5. #94ebfb

Shades

#08caee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08caee
  2. #07b6d6
  3. #06a2be
  4. #068da7
  5. #05798f
  6. #046577
  7. #03515f
  8. #023d47
  9. #022830
  10. #011418
  11. #000000

Tints

#08caee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08caee
  2. #21cff0
  3. #39d5f1
  4. #52daf3
  5. #6bdff5
  6. #84e5f7
  7. #9ceaf8
  8. #b5effa
  9. #cef4fc
  10. #e6fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08caee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08caee
  2. #14c3e3
  3. #20bbd8
  4. #2cb4cd
  5. #38acc2
  6. #44a5b7
  7. #509eac
  8. #5c96a1
  9. #688f96
  10. #74878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93c0d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c4f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b1ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ec6ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79bbee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08caee {
  color: #08caee;
}
Background
.bg-08caee {
  background-color: #08caee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08caee {
  border: 2px solid #08caee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08caee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 202 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 94% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08caee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08caee, #0857ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08caee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 202 238 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.24 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.40 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.91 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.89 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.29 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.36 #f73511 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#08caee  rgb(8, 202, 238)  hsl(189, 94%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#ee2c08  rgb(238, 44, 8)  hsl(9, 94%, 48%)  Candy Apple Red
#ee08ca  rgb(238, 8, 202)  hsl(309, 94%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#caee08  rgb(202, 238, 8)  hsl(69, 94%, 48%)  Electric Lime