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#28AEDA

#28aeda ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#28aeda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 68.24% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.65% cyan, 20.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 194.83°, with 70.63% saturation and 50.59% 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 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 6.28.

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Relative luminance0.3579

Complementary

  1. #28aeda
  2. #da5428

Split complementary

  1. #28aeda
  2. #da2855
  3. #daad28

Analogous

  1. #28daad
  2. #28aeda
  3. #2855da

Triadic

  1. #28aeda
  2. #da28ae
  3. #aeda28

Tetradic

  1. #28aeda
  2. #5428da
  3. #da5428
  4. #aeda28

Square

  1. #28aeda
  2. #ad28da
  3. #da5428
  4. #55da28

Monochromatic

  1. #0f475a
  2. #1b7b9b
  3. #28aeda
  4. #69c7e5
  5. #abdff0

Shades

#28aeda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28aeda
  2. #249dc4
  3. #208bae
  4. #1c7a99
  5. #186883
  6. #14576d
  7. #104657
  8. #0c3441
  9. #08232c
  10. #041116
  11. #000000

Tints

#28aeda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28aeda
  2. #3eb6de
  3. #53bee1
  4. #69c6e5
  5. #7ecee9
  6. #94d7ed
  7. #a9dff0
  8. #bfe7f4
  9. #d4eff8
  10. #eaf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28aeda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28aeda
  2. #31a9d1
  3. #3aa5c8
  4. #42a0bf
  5. #4b9cb6
  6. #5497ad
  7. #5d92a4
  8. #668e9b
  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 #96abdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f9ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79acdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a2da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28aeda {
  color: #28aeda;
}
Background
.bg-28aeda {
  background-color: #28aeda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28aeda {
  border: 2px solid #28aeda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28aeda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 174 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28aeda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28aeda, #2855da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28aeda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 174 218 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.28 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.93 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.52 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.75 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.70 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.77 #d75125 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#28aeda  rgb(40, 174, 218)  hsl(195, 71%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da5428  rgb(218, 84, 40)  hsl(15, 71%, 51%)  Flame
#da28ae  rgb(218, 40, 174)  hsl(315, 71%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#aeda28  rgb(174, 218, 40)  hsl(75, 71%, 51%)  June Bud