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#09AEE2

#09aee2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09aee2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 68.24% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.02% cyan, 23.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 194.38°, with 92.34% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3582

Complementary

  1. #09aee2
  2. #e23d09

Split complementary

  1. #09aee2
  2. #e20941
  3. #e2aa09

Analogous

  1. #09e2aa
  2. #09aee2
  3. #0941e2

Triadic

  1. #09aee2
  2. #e209ae
  3. #aee209

Tetradic

  1. #09aee2
  2. #3d09e2
  3. #e23d09
  4. #aee209

Square

  1. #09aee2
  2. #aa09e2
  3. #e23d09
  4. #41e209

Monochromatic

  1. #033d4f
  2. #067598
  3. #09aee2
  4. #40cbf7
  5. #8adffa

Shades

#09aee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09aee2
  2. #089dcb
  3. #078bb5
  4. #067a9e
  5. #056888
  6. #055771
  7. #04465a
  8. #033444
  9. #02232d
  10. #011117
  11. #000000

Tints

#09aee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09aee2
  2. #22b6e5
  3. #3abee8
  4. #53c6eb
  5. #6bceee
  6. #84d7f1
  7. #9ddff3
  8. #b5e7f6
  9. #ceeff9
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09aee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09aee2
  2. #15a9d8
  3. #21a5ce
  4. #2da0c5
  5. #399cbb
  6. #4597b1
  7. #5092a7
  8. #5c8e9d
  9. #688994
  10. #74858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a7bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93abe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #799ae1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74ace4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #60a2e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09aee2 {
  color: #09aee2;
}
Background
.bg-09aee2 {
  background-color: #09aee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09aee2 {
  border: 2px solid #09aee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09aee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 174 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09aee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09aee2, #0941e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09aee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 174 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.88 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.61 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.14 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.16 #f6511d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#09aee2  rgb(9, 174, 226)  hsl(194, 92%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e23d09  rgb(226, 61, 9)  hsl(14, 92%, 46%)  Sinopia
#e209ae  rgb(226, 9, 174)  hsl(314, 92%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#aee209  rgb(174, 226, 9)  hsl(74, 92%, 46%)  June Bud