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#28C8FD

#28c8fd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#28c8fd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 78.43% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.19% cyan, 20.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 194.93°, with 98.16% saturation and 57.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.4885

Complementary

  1. #28c8fd
  2. #fd5d28

Split complementary

  1. #28c8fd
  2. #fd285d
  3. #fdc828

Analogous

  1. #28fdc8
  2. #28c8fd
  3. #285dfd

Triadic

  1. #28c8fd
  2. #fd28c8
  3. #c8fd28

Tetradic

  1. #28c8fd
  2. #5d28fd
  3. #fd5d28
  4. #c8fd28

Square

  1. #28c8fd
  2. #c828fd
  3. #fd5d28
  4. #5dfd28

Monochromatic

  1. #01698b
  2. #02a2d7
  3. #28c8fd
  4. #74dbfe
  5. #c0effe

Shades

#28c8fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28c8fd
  2. #24b4e4
  3. #20a0ca
  4. #1c8cb1
  5. #187898
  6. #14647f
  7. #105065
  8. #0c3c4c
  9. #082833
  10. #041419
  11. #000000

Tints

#28c8fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28c8fd
  2. #3ecefd
  3. #53d3fd
  4. #69d9fe
  5. #7edefe
  6. #94e4fe
  7. #a9e9fe
  8. #bfeffe
  9. #d4f4ff
  10. #eafaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28c8fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28c8fd
  2. #31c1f1
  3. #3abae4
  4. #42b2d8
  5. #4babcb
  6. #54a4bf
  7. #5d9db2
  8. #6696a6
  9. #6e8e99
  10. #77878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95c0d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90b1fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ac6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75bbfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1e9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28c8fd {
  color: #28c8fd;
}
Background
.bg-28c8fd {
  background-color: #28c8fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28c8fd {
  border: 2px solid #28c8fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28c8fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 200 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28c8fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28c8fd, #285dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28c8fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 200 253 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.55 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.98 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.98 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.20 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.24 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.02 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.18 #d73702 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#28c8fd  rgb(40, 200, 253)  hsl(195, 98%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd5d28  rgb(253, 93, 40)  hsl(15, 98%, 57%)  International Orange
#fd28c8  rgb(253, 40, 200)  hsl(315, 98%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#c8fd28  rgb(200, 253, 40)  hsl(75, 98%, 57%)  Electric Lime