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#0CA8BB

#0ca8bb ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0ca8bb is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.71% red, 65.88% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.58% cyan, 10.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 186.51°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3167

Complementary

  1. #0ca8bb
  2. #bb1f0c

Split complementary

  1. #0ca8bb
  2. #bb0c51
  3. #bb760c

Analogous

  1. #0cbb76
  2. #0ca8bb
  3. #0c51bb

Triadic

  1. #0ca8bb
  2. #bb0ca8
  3. #a8bb0c

Tetradic

  1. #0ca8bb
  2. #1f0cbb
  3. #bb1f0c
  4. #a8bb0c

Square

  1. #0ca8bb
  2. #760cbb
  3. #bb1f0c
  4. #51bb0c

Monochromatic

  1. #03272b
  2. #076773
  3. #0ca8bb
  4. #23daf1
  5. #6be6f5

Shades

#0ca8bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0ca8bb
  2. #0b97a8
  3. #0a8696
  4. #087683
  5. #076570
  6. #06545e
  7. #05434b
  8. #043238
  9. #022225
  10. #011113
  11. #000000

Tints

#0ca8bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0ca8bb
  2. #24b1c2
  3. #3db9c9
  4. #55c2cf
  5. #6dcbd6
  6. #86d4dd
  7. #9edce4
  8. #b6e5eb
  9. #ceeef1
  10. #e7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0ca8bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0ca8bb
  2. #18a4b5
  3. #23a0af
  4. #2f9ca9
  5. #3a98a3
  6. #46949e
  7. #529098
  8. #5d8c92
  9. #69888c
  10. #748486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a1bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8292bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a4bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0ca8bb {
  color: #0ca8bb;
}
Background
.bg-0ca8bb {
  background-color: #0ca8bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0ca8bb {
  border: 2px solid #0ca8bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0ca8bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 12 168 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0ca8bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0ca8bb, #0c51bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0ca8bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(12 168 187 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.77 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.87 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.24 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.99 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.21 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.36 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.85 #f35744 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#0ca8bb  rgb(12, 168, 187)  hsl(187, 88%, 39%)  Cadet Blue
#bb1f0c  rgb(187, 31, 12)  hsl(7, 88%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#bb0ca8  rgb(187, 12, 168)  hsl(307, 88%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#a8bb0c  rgb(168, 187, 12)  hsl(67, 88%, 39%)  Apple Green