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#27AEDB

#27aedb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#27aedb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 68.24% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.19% cyan, 20.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 71.43% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.1.

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Relative luminance0.3582

Complementary

  1. #27aedb
  2. #db5427

Split complementary

  1. #27aedb
  2. #db2754
  3. #dbae27

Analogous

  1. #27dbae
  2. #27aedb
  3. #2754db

Triadic

  1. #27aedb
  2. #db27ae
  3. #aedb27

Tetradic

  1. #27aedb
  2. #5427db
  3. #db5427
  4. #aedb27

Square

  1. #27aedb
  2. #ae27db
  3. #db5427
  4. #54db27

Monochromatic

  1. #0f475a
  2. #1a7b9c
  3. #27aedb
  4. #69c7e6
  5. #aadff1

Shades

#27aedb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #27aedb
  2. #239dc5
  3. #1f8baf
  4. #1b7a99
  5. #176883
  6. #14576e
  7. #104658
  8. #0c3442
  9. #08232c
  10. #041116
  11. #000000

Tints

#27aedb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #27aedb
  2. #3db6df
  3. #52bee2
  4. #68c6e6
  5. #7dcee9
  6. #93d7ed
  7. #a9dff1
  8. #bee7f4
  9. #d4eff8
  10. #e9f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#27aedb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #27aedb
  2. #30a9d2
  3. #39a5c9
  4. #42a0c0
  5. #4b9cb7
  6. #5497ae
  7. #5c92a4
  8. #658e9b
  9. #6e8992
  10. #778589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96abdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e9ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79acdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a2db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-27aedb {
  color: #27aedb;
}
Background
.bg-27aedb {
  background-color: #27aedb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-27aedb {
  border: 2px solid #27aedb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #27aedb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 174 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-27aedb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #27aedb, #2754db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-27aedb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 174 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.01 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.26 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.65 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.56 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.81 #d85124 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#27aedb  rgb(39, 174, 219)  hsl(195, 71%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db5427  rgb(219, 84, 39)  hsl(15, 71%, 51%)  Flame
#db27ae  rgb(219, 39, 174)  hsl(315, 71%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#aedb27  rgb(174, 219, 39)  hsl(75, 71%, 51%)  June Bud