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#28B6DD

#28b6dd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#28b6dd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 71.37% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.9% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 192.93°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.5.

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Relative luminance0.3913

Complementary

  1. #28b6dd
  2. #dd4f28

Split complementary

  1. #28b6dd
  2. #dd285c
  3. #ddaa28

Analogous

  1. #28ddaa
  2. #28b6dd
  3. #285cdd

Triadic

  1. #28b6dd
  2. #dd28b6
  3. #b6dd28

Tetradic

  1. #28b6dd
  2. #4f28dd
  3. #dd4f28
  4. #b6dd28

Square

  1. #28b6dd
  2. #aa28dd
  3. #dd4f28
  4. #5cdd28

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4c5d
  2. #19829f
  3. #28b6dd
  4. #6acce7
  5. #ace3f2

Shades

#28b6dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28b6dd
  2. #24a4c7
  3. #2092b1
  4. #1c7f9b
  5. #186d85
  6. #145b6f
  7. #104958
  8. #0c3742
  9. #08242c
  10. #041216
  11. #000000

Tints

#28b6dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28b6dd
  2. #3ebde0
  3. #53c5e4
  4. #69cce7
  5. #7ed3eb
  6. #94dbee
  7. #a9e2f1
  8. #bfe9f5
  9. #d4f0f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28b6dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28b6dd
  2. #31b1d4
  3. #3aabca
  4. #42a6c1
  5. #4ba0b8
  6. #549baf
  7. #5d96a5
  8. #66909c
  9. #6e8b93
  10. #778589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87aebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fb1df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a1dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80b3de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6eaadd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bdce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28b6dd {
  color: #28b6dd;
}
Background
.bg-28b6dd {
  background-color: #28b6dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28b6dd {
  border: 2px solid #28b6dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28b6dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 182 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28b6dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28b6dd, #285cdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28b6dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 182 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.50 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.57 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.11 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.54 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.85 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.96 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.16 #d74922 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#28b6dd  rgb(40, 182, 221)  hsl(193, 73%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd4f28  rgb(221, 79, 40)  hsl(13, 73%, 51%)  Flame
#dd28b6  rgb(221, 40, 182)  hsl(313, 73%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#b6dd28  rgb(182, 221, 40)  hsl(73, 73%, 51%)  June Bud