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#09BCDA

#09bcda ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09bcda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 73.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.87% cyan, 13.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 188.61°, with 92.07% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.43.

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Relative luminance0.4109

Complementary

  1. #09bcda
  2. #da2709

Split complementary

  1. #09bcda
  2. #da0954
  3. #da8f09

Analogous

  1. #09da8f
  2. #09bcda
  3. #0954da

Triadic

  1. #09bcda
  2. #da09bc
  3. #bcda09

Tetradic

  1. #09bcda
  2. #2709da
  3. #da2709
  4. #bcda09

Square

  1. #09bcda
  2. #8f09da
  3. #da2709
  4. #54da09

Monochromatic

  1. #033d47
  2. #067d91
  3. #09bcda
  4. #39dcf7
  5. #82e9fa

Shades

#09bcda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bcda
  2. #08a9c4
  3. #0796ae
  4. #068499
  5. #057183
  6. #055e6d
  7. #044b57
  8. #033841
  9. #02262c
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bcda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bcda
  2. #22c3de
  3. #3ac9e1
  4. #53d0e5
  5. #6bd7e9
  6. #84deed
  7. #9de4f0
  8. #b5ebf4
  9. #cef2f8
  10. #e6f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bcda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bcda
  2. #15b6d1
  3. #21b0c8
  4. #2daabf
  5. #39a4b6
  6. #459ead
  7. #5098a4
  8. #5c929b
  9. #688c92
  10. #748689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b2c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b8db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71aeda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bcda {
  color: #09bcda;
}
Background
.bg-09bcda {
  background-color: #09bcda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bcda {
  border: 2px solid #09bcda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bcda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bcda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bcda, #0954da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bcda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 218 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.43 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.53 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.25 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.38 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.14 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.71 #f64325 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#09bcda  rgb(9, 188, 218)  hsl(189, 92%, 45%)  Sky Blue
#da2709  rgb(218, 39, 9)  hsl(9, 92%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#da09bc  rgb(218, 9, 188)  hsl(309, 92%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bcda09  rgb(188, 218, 9)  hsl(69, 92%, 45%)  Pear