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#27AEDE

#27aede ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#27aede 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.43% cyan, 21.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 195.74°, with 73.49% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.3598

Complementary

  1. #27aede
  2. #de5727

Split complementary

  1. #27aede
  2. #de2753
  3. #deb327

Analogous

  1. #27deb3
  2. #27aede
  3. #2753de

Triadic

  1. #27aede
  2. #de27ae
  3. #aede27

Tetradic

  1. #27aede
  2. #5727de
  3. #de5727
  4. #aede27

Square

  1. #27aede
  2. #b327de
  3. #de5727
  4. #53de27

Monochromatic

  1. #0e495e
  2. #187ca0
  3. #27aede
  4. #69c7e8
  5. #ace0f2

Shades

#27aede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #27aede
  2. #239dc8
  3. #1f8bb2
  4. #1b7a9b
  5. #176885
  6. #14576f
  7. #104659
  8. #0c3443
  9. #08232c
  10. #041116
  11. #000000

Tints

#27aede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #27aede
  2. #3db6e1
  3. #52bee5
  4. #68c6e8
  5. #7dceeb
  6. #93d7ef
  7. #a9dff2
  8. #bee7f5
  9. #d4eff8
  10. #e9f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#27aede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #27aede
  2. #30a9d5
  3. #39a5cb
  4. #42a0c2
  5. #4b9cb8
  6. #5497af
  7. #5c92a6
  8. #658e9c
  9. #6e8993
  10. #778589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95abe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d9add ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78acdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65a3de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-27aede {
  color: #27aede;
}
Background
.bg-27aede {
  background-color: #27aede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-27aede {
  border: 2px solid #27aede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #27aede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 174 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-27aede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #27aede, #2753de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-27aede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 174 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.57 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.78 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.23 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.28 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.03 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.05 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.89 #d85121 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#27aede  rgb(39, 174, 222)  hsl(196, 73%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de5727  rgb(222, 87, 39)  hsl(16, 73%, 51%)  Flame
#de27ae  rgb(222, 39, 174)  hsl(316, 73%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#aede27  rgb(174, 222, 39)  hsl(76, 73%, 51%)  June Bud