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#28B7DA

#28b7da ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#28b7da is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 71.76% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.65% cyan, 16.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 191.8°, 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.62.

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Relative luminance0.3938

Complementary

  1. #28b7da
  2. #da4b28

Split complementary

  1. #28b7da
  2. #da285e
  3. #daa428

Analogous

  1. #28daa4
  2. #28b7da
  3. #285eda

Triadic

  1. #28b7da
  2. #da28b7
  3. #b7da28

Tetradic

  1. #28b7da
  2. #4b28da
  3. #da4b28
  4. #b7da28

Square

  1. #28b7da
  2. #a428da
  3. #da4b28
  4. #5eda28

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4b5a
  2. #1b829b
  3. #28b7da
  4. #69cde5
  5. #abe3f0

Shades

#28b7da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28b7da
  2. #24a5c4
  3. #2092ae
  4. #1c8099
  5. #186e83
  6. #145c6d
  7. #104957
  8. #0c3741
  9. #08252c
  10. #041216
  11. #000000

Tints

#28b7da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28b7da
  2. #3ebede
  3. #53c5e1
  4. #69cde5
  5. #7ed4e9
  6. #94dbed
  7. #a9e2f0
  8. #bfe9f4
  9. #d4f1f8
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28b7da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28b7da
  2. #31b2d1
  3. #3aacc8
  4. #42a7bf
  5. #4ba1b6
  6. #549cad
  7. #5d96a4
  8. #66919b
  9. #6e8b92
  10. #778689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88aebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1b2dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa1da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82b4db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70aada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00becc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28b7da {
  color: #28b7da;
}
Background
.bg-28b7da {
  background-color: #28b7da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28b7da {
  border: 2px solid #28b7da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28b7da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 183 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28b7da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28b7da, #285eda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28b7da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 183 218 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.62 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.84 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.10 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.70 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.31 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.81 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.85 #d74825 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#28b7da  rgb(40, 183, 218)  hsl(192, 71%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da4b28  rgb(218, 75, 40)  hsl(12, 71%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#da28b7  rgb(218, 40, 183)  hsl(312, 71%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#b7da28  rgb(183, 218, 40)  hsl(72, 71%, 51%)  June Bud