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#28C2DF

#28c2df ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#28c2df is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 76.08% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.06% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 189.51°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.26.

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Relative luminance0.4436

Complementary

  1. #28c2df
  2. #df4528

Split complementary

  1. #28c2df
  2. #df2866
  3. #dfa128

Analogous

  1. #28dfa1
  2. #28c2df
  3. #2866df

Triadic

  1. #28c2df
  2. #df28c2
  3. #c2df28

Tetradic

  1. #28c2df
  2. #4528df
  3. #df4528
  4. #c2df28

Square

  1. #28c2df
  2. #a128df
  3. #df4528
  4. #66df28

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5360
  2. #188ca2
  3. #28c2df
  4. #6bd5e9
  5. #ade8f3

Shades

#28c2df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28c2df
  2. #24afc9
  3. #209bb2
  4. #1c889c
  5. #187486
  6. #146170
  7. #104e59
  8. #0c3a43
  9. #08272d
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#28c2df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28c2df
  2. #3ec8e2
  3. #53cee5
  4. #69d4e9
  5. #7edaec
  6. #94e1ef
  7. #a9e7f2
  8. #bfedf5
  9. #d4f3f9
  10. #eaf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28c2df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28c2df
  2. #31bbd6
  3. #3ab5cc
  4. #42aec3
  5. #4ba8b9
  6. #54a1b0
  7. #5d9aa6
  8. #66949d
  9. #6e8d93
  10. #77878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb8c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbbe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96aadf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cbee0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79b4df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c9d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28c2df {
  color: #28c2df;
}
Background
.bg-28c2df {
  background-color: #28c2df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28c2df {
  border: 2px solid #28c2df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28c2df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 194 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28c2df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28c2df, #2866df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28c2df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 194 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.15 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.51 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.69 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.10 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.56 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.04 #d73d20 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#28c2df  rgb(40, 194, 223)  hsl(190, 74%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#df4528  rgb(223, 69, 40)  hsl(10, 74%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#df28c2  rgb(223, 40, 194)  hsl(310, 74%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#c2df28  rgb(194, 223, 40)  hsl(70, 74%, 52%)  Pear