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#09BFDE

#09bfde ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09bfde is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 74.9% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.95% cyan, 13.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 188.73°, 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.93.

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Relative luminance0.4259

Complementary

  1. #09bfde
  2. #de2809

Split complementary

  1. #09bfde
  2. #de0955
  3. #de9209

Analogous

  1. #09de92
  2. #09bfde
  3. #0955de

Triadic

  1. #09bfde
  2. #de09bf
  3. #bfde09

Tetradic

  1. #09bfde
  2. #2809de
  3. #de2809
  4. #bfde09

Square

  1. #09bfde
  2. #9209de
  3. #de2809
  4. #55de09

Monochromatic

  1. #03404b
  2. #068094
  3. #09bfde
  4. #3cdcf7
  5. #86e9fa

Shades

#09bfde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bfde
  2. #08acc8
  3. #0799b2
  4. #06869b
  5. #057385
  6. #05606f
  7. #044c59
  8. #033943
  9. #02262c
  10. #011316
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bfde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bfde
  2. #22c5e1
  3. #3acce5
  4. #53d2e8
  5. #6bd9eb
  6. #84dfef
  7. #9de5f2
  8. #b5ecf5
  9. #cef2f8
  10. #e6f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bfde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bfde
  2. #15b9d5
  3. #21b2cb
  4. #2dacc2
  5. #39a6b8
  6. #45a0af
  7. #5099a6
  8. #5c939c
  9. #688d93
  10. #748689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b9e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a7de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87bbdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73b1de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bfde {
  color: #09bfde;
}
Background
.bg-09bfde {
  background-color: #09bfde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bfde {
  border: 2px solid #09bfde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bfde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 191 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bfde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bfde, #0955de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bfde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 191 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.93 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.18 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.75 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.88 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.29 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.11 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.44 #f64021 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#09bfde  rgb(9, 191, 222)  hsl(189, 92%, 45%)  Sky Blue
#de2809  rgb(222, 40, 9)  hsl(9, 92%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#de09bf  rgb(222, 9, 191)  hsl(309, 92%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#bfde09  rgb(191, 222, 9)  hsl(69, 92%, 45%)  Pear