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#28AFD8

#28afd8 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#28afd8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 68.63% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.48% cyan, 18.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 193.98°, with 69.29% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.76.

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Relative luminance0.3607

Complementary

  1. #28afd8
  2. #d85128

Split complementary

  1. #28afd8
  2. #d82857
  3. #d8a928

Analogous

  1. #28d8a9
  2. #28afd8
  3. #2857d8

Triadic

  1. #28afd8
  2. #d828af
  3. #afd828

Tetradic

  1. #28afd8
  2. #5128d8
  3. #d85128
  4. #afd828

Square

  1. #28afd8
  2. #a928d8
  3. #d85128
  4. #57d828

Monochromatic

  1. #104757
  2. #1c7b98
  3. #28afd8
  4. #69c7e4
  5. #aadfef

Shades

#28afd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28afd8
  2. #249ec2
  3. #208cad
  4. #1c7b97
  5. #186982
  6. #14586c
  7. #104656
  8. #0c3541
  9. #08232b
  10. #041216
  11. #000000

Tints

#28afd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28afd8
  2. #3eb7dc
  3. #53bfe0
  4. #69c7e4
  5. #7ecfe8
  6. #94d7ec
  7. #a9dfef
  8. #bfe7f3
  9. #d4eff7
  10. #eaf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28afd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28afd8
  2. #31aacf
  3. #3aa6c6
  4. #42a1be
  5. #4b9cb5
  6. #5498ac
  7. #5d93a3
  8. #668e9a
  9. #6e8992
  10. #778589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98abda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #819bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7badd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69a3d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28afd8 {
  color: #28afd8;
}
Background
.bg-28afd8 {
  background-color: #28afd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28afd8 {
  border: 2px solid #28afd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28afd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 175 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 69% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28afd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28afd8, #2857d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28afd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 175 216 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.76 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.15 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.30 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.51 #d75027 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#28afd8  rgb(40, 175, 216)  hsl(194, 69%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#d85128  rgb(216, 81, 40)  hsl(14, 69%, 50%)  Flame
#d828af  rgb(216, 40, 175)  hsl(314, 69%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#afd828  rgb(175, 216, 40)  hsl(74, 69%, 50%)  June Bud