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#28BBF9

#28bbf9 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#28bbf9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 73.33% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.94% cyan, 24.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 197.8°, with 94.57% saturation and 56.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 1.27.

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Relative luminance0.4283

Complementary

  1. #28bbf9
  2. #f96628

Split complementary

  1. #28bbf9
  2. #f92853
  3. #f9cf28

Analogous

  1. #28f9cf
  2. #28bbf9
  3. #2853f9

Triadic

  1. #28bbf9
  2. #f928bb
  3. #bbf928

Tetradic

  1. #28bbf9
  2. #6628f9
  3. #f96628
  4. #bbf928

Square

  1. #28bbf9
  2. #cf28f9
  3. #f96628
  4. #53f928

Monochromatic

  1. #045e84
  2. #0693cf
  3. #28bbf9
  4. #72d3fb
  5. #bdeafd

Shades

#28bbf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28bbf9
  2. #24a8e0
  3. #2096c7
  4. #1c83ae
  5. #187095
  6. #145e7d
  7. #104b64
  8. #0c384b
  9. #082532
  10. #041319
  11. #000000

Tints

#28bbf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28bbf9
  2. #3ec2fa
  3. #53c9fa
  4. #69cffb
  5. #7ed6fb
  6. #94ddfc
  7. #a9e4fd
  8. #bfebfd
  9. #d4f1fe
  10. #eaf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28bbf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28bbf9
  2. #31b5ed
  3. #3aafe1
  4. #42a9d5
  5. #4ba3c9
  6. #549ebd
  7. #5d98b0
  8. #6692a4
  9. #6e8c98
  10. #77868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db4d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cb9fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81a7f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ebafb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69aff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28bbf9 {
  color: #28bbf9;
}
Background
.bg-28bbf9 {
  background-color: #28bbf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28bbf9 {
  border: 2px solid #28bbf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28bbf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 187 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28bbf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28bbf9, #2853f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28bbf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 187 249 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 1.27 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.90 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.67 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.01 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.26 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.52 #d74406 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#28bbf9  rgb(40, 187, 249)  hsl(198, 95%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f96628  rgb(249, 102, 40)  hsl(18, 95%, 57%)  International Orange
#f928bb  rgb(249, 40, 187)  hsl(318, 95%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bbf928  rgb(187, 249, 40)  hsl(78, 95%, 57%)  Spring Bud