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#09EFFE

#09effe ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09effe is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 93.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.46% cyan, 5.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 183.67°, with 99.19% saturation and 51.57% 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 14.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.6895

Complementary

  1. #09effe
  2. #fe1809

Split complementary

  1. #09effe
  2. #fe0975
  3. #fe9209

Analogous

  1. #09fe92
  2. #09effe
  3. #0975fe

Triadic

  1. #09effe
  2. #fe09ef
  3. #effe09

Tetradic

  1. #09effe
  2. #1809fe
  3. #fe1809
  4. #effe09

Square

  1. #09effe
  2. #9209fe
  3. #fe1809
  4. #75fe09

Monochromatic

  1. #00676e
  2. #01aeba
  3. #09effe
  4. #55f4fe
  5. #a1f9ff

Shades

#09effe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09effe
  2. #08d7e5
  3. #07bfcb
  4. #06a7b2
  5. #058f98
  6. #05787f
  7. #046066
  8. #03484c
  9. #023033
  10. #011819
  11. #000000

Tints

#09effe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09effe
  2. #22f1fe
  3. #3af2fe
  4. #53f4fe
  5. #6bf5fe
  6. #84f7ff
  7. #9df9ff
  8. #b5faff
  9. #cefcff
  10. #e6fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09effe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09effe
  2. #15e4f1
  3. #21d9e5
  4. #2dced8
  5. #39c3cc
  6. #45b8bf
  7. #50acb2
  8. #5ca1a6
  9. #689699
  10. #748b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ace2e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbe4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bed0ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f9f3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aee9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98ddfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f5f8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09effe {
  color: #09effe;
}
Background
.bg-09effe {
  background-color: #09effe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09effe {
  border: 2px solid #09effe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09effe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 239 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 99% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09effe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09effe, #0975fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09effe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 239 254 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.12 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.82 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.82 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.26 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.55 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.38 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.51 #f61001 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#09effe  rgb(9, 239, 254)  hsl(184, 99%, 52%)  Electric Blue
#fe1809  rgb(254, 24, 9)  hsl(4, 99%, 52%)  Candy Apple Red
#fe09ef  rgb(254, 9, 239)  hsl(304, 99%, 52%)  Fuchsia
#effe09  rgb(239, 254, 9)  hsl(64, 99%, 52%)  Lemon Lime