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#09B3DC

#09b3dc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09b3dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 70.2% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.91% cyan, 18.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 191.66°, with 92.14% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.68.

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Relative luminance0.3747

Complementary

  1. #09b3dc
  2. #dc3209

Split complementary

  1. #09b3dc
  2. #dc0949
  3. #dc9b09

Analogous

  1. #09dc9b
  2. #09b3dc
  3. #0949dc

Triadic

  1. #09b3dc
  2. #dc09b3
  3. #b3dc09

Tetradic

  1. #09b3dc
  2. #3209dc
  3. #dc3209
  4. #b3dc09

Square

  1. #09b3dc
  2. #9b09dc
  3. #dc3209
  4. #49dc09

Monochromatic

  1. #033b49
  2. #067792
  3. #09b3dc
  4. #3bd2f7
  5. #84e3fa

Shades

#09b3dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09b3dc
  2. #08a1c6
  3. #078fb0
  4. #067d9a
  5. #056b84
  6. #055a6e
  7. #044858
  8. #033642
  9. #02242c
  10. #011216
  11. #000000

Tints

#09b3dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09b3dc
  2. #22bbe0
  3. #3ac2e3
  4. #53cae7
  5. #6bd1ea
  6. #84d9ee
  7. #9de1f1
  8. #b5e8f5
  9. #cef0f8
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09b3dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09b3dc
  2. #15aed3
  3. #21a9ca
  4. #2da4c0
  5. #399fb7
  6. #459aae
  7. #5094a5
  8. #5c8f9c
  9. #688a92
  10. #748589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83abbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #839ddc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bb0dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a6dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09b3dc {
  color: #09b3dc;
}
Background
.bg-09b3dc {
  background-color: #09b3dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09b3dc {
  border: 2px solid #09b3dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09b3dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 179 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09b3dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09b3dc, #0949dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09b3dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 179 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.79 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.31 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.49 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.16 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.46 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.48 #f64c23 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#09b3dc  rgb(9, 179, 220)  hsl(192, 92%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc3209  rgb(220, 50, 9)  hsl(12, 92%, 45%)  Sinopia
#dc09b3  rgb(220, 9, 179)  hsl(312, 92%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#b3dc09  rgb(179, 220, 9)  hsl(72, 92%, 45%)  Pear