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#08DEFE

#08defe ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08defe is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 87.06% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.85% cyan, 12.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 187.8°, with 99.19% saturation and 51.37% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.79.

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Relative luminance0.5945

Complementary

  1. #08defe
  2. #fe2808

Split complementary

  1. #08defe
  2. #fe0863
  3. #fea308

Analogous

  1. #08fea3
  2. #08defe
  3. #0863fe

Triadic

  1. #08defe
  2. #fe08de
  3. #defe08

Tetradic

  1. #08defe
  2. #2808fe
  3. #fe2808
  4. #defe08

Square

  1. #08defe
  2. #a308fe
  3. #fe2808
  4. #63fe08

Monochromatic

  1. #005e6d
  2. #01a1b9
  3. #08defe
  4. #54e8fe
  5. #a0f2ff

Shades

#08defe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08defe
  2. #07c8e5
  3. #06b2cb
  4. #069bb2
  5. #058598
  6. #046f7f
  7. #035966
  8. #02434c
  9. #022c33
  10. #011619
  11. #000000

Tints

#08defe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08defe
  2. #21e1fe
  3. #39e5fe
  4. #52e8fe
  5. #6bebfe
  6. #84efff
  7. #9cf2ff
  8. #b5f5ff
  9. #cef8ff
  10. #e6fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08defe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08defe
  2. #14d5f1
  3. #20cbe5
  4. #2cc2d8
  5. #38b8cc
  6. #44afbf
  7. #50a6b2
  8. #5c9ca6
  9. #689399
  10. #74898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d3e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aac2fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00eae8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ed9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87cefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e6f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08defe {
  color: #08defe;
}
Background
.bg-08defe {
  background-color: #08defe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08defe {
  border: 2px solid #08defe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08defe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 222 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 99% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08defe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08defe, #0863fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08defe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 222 254 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.79 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.45 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.92 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.05 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.19 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.22 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.42 #f72101 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#08defe  rgb(8, 222, 254)  hsl(188, 99%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#fe2808  rgb(254, 40, 8)  hsl(8, 99%, 51%)  Scarlet
#fe08de  rgb(254, 8, 222)  hsl(308, 99%, 51%)  Fuchsia
#defe08  rgb(222, 254, 8)  hsl(68, 99%, 51%)  Chartreuse Yellow