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#28DEFE

#28defe ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#28defe is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 87.06% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.25% cyan, 12.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 188.97°, with 99.07% saturation and 57.65% 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.33.

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Relative luminance0.5985

Complementary

  1. #28defe
  2. #fe4828

Split complementary

  1. #28defe
  2. #fe2873
  3. #feb328

Analogous

  1. #28feb3
  2. #28defe
  3. #2873fe

Triadic

  1. #28defe
  2. #fe28de
  3. #defe28

Tetradic

  1. #28defe
  2. #4828fe
  3. #fe4828
  4. #defe28

Square

  1. #28defe
  2. #b328fe
  3. #fe4828
  4. #73fe28

Monochromatic

  1. #01778c
  2. #01b8d9
  3. #28defe
  4. #74eafe
  5. #c0f5ff

Shades

#28defe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28defe
  2. #24c8e5
  3. #20b2cb
  4. #1c9bb2
  5. #188598
  6. #146f7f
  7. #105966
  8. #0c434c
  9. #082c33
  10. #041619
  11. #000000

Tints

#28defe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28defe
  2. #3ee1fe
  3. #53e5fe
  4. #69e8fe
  5. #7eebfe
  6. #94efff
  7. #a9f2ff
  8. #bff5ff
  9. #d4f8ff
  10. #eafcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28defe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28defe
  2. #31d5f1
  3. #3acbe5
  4. #42c2d8
  5. #4bb8cc
  6. #54afbf
  7. #5da6b2
  8. #669ca6
  9. #6e9399
  10. #77898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d3e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7d6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acc3fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00eae8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0d9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8acefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e5f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28defe {
  color: #28defe;
}
Background
.bg-28defe {
  background-color: #28defe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28defe {
  border: 2px solid #28defe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28defe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 222 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 99% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28defe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28defe, #2873fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28defe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 222 254 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.33 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.98 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.75 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.89 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.31 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.97 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.47 #d72101 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#28defe  rgb(40, 222, 254)  hsl(189, 99%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#fe4828  rgb(254, 72, 40)  hsl(9, 99%, 58%)  Coquelicot
#fe28de  rgb(254, 40, 222)  hsl(309, 99%, 58%)  Fuchsia
#defe28  rgb(222, 254, 40)  hsl(69, 99%, 58%)  Chartreuse Yellow