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#09BCDE

#09bcde ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09bcde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.95% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 189.58°, with 92.21% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 8.24.

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Relative luminance0.413

Complementary

  1. #09bcde
  2. #de2b09

Split complementary

  1. #09bcde
  2. #de0951
  3. #de9509

Analogous

  1. #09de95
  2. #09bcde
  3. #0951de

Triadic

  1. #09bcde
  2. #de09bc
  3. #bcde09

Tetradic

  1. #09bcde
  2. #2b09de
  3. #de2b09
  4. #bcde09

Square

  1. #09bcde
  2. #9509de
  3. #de2b09
  4. #51de09

Monochromatic

  1. #033f4b
  2. #067e94
  3. #09bcde
  4. #3cd9f7
  5. #86e8fa

Shades

#09bcde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bcde
  2. #08a9c8
  3. #0796b2
  4. #06849b
  5. #057185
  6. #055e6f
  7. #044b59
  8. #033843
  9. #02262c
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bcde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bcde
  2. #22c3e1
  3. #3ac9e5
  4. #53d0e8
  5. #6bd7eb
  6. #84deef
  7. #9de4f2
  8. #b5ebf5
  9. #cef2f8
  10. #e6f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bcde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bcde
  2. #15b6d5
  3. #21b0cb
  4. #2daac2
  5. #39a4b8
  6. #459eaf
  7. #5098a6
  8. #5c929c
  9. #688c93
  10. #748689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b6e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da4de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b8df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70aede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bcde {
  color: #09bcde;
}
Background
.bg-09bcde {
  background-color: #09bcde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bcde {
  border: 2px solid #09bcde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bcde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bcde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bcde, #0951de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bcde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.24 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.99 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.17 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.69 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.13 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.50 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.58 #f64321 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#09bcde  rgb(9, 188, 222)  hsl(190, 92%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de2b09  rgb(222, 43, 9)  hsl(10, 92%, 45%)  Lust
#de09bc  rgb(222, 9, 188)  hsl(310, 92%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bcde09  rgb(188, 222, 9)  hsl(70, 92%, 45%)  Pear