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#00AADD

#00aadd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aadd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.67% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.85°, with 100% saturation and 43.33% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3397

Complementary

  1. #00aadd
  2. #dd3300

Split complementary

  1. #00aadd
  2. #dd003b
  3. #dda200

Analogous

  1. #00dda2
  2. #00aadd
  3. #003bdd

Triadic

  1. #00aadd
  2. #dd00aa
  3. #aadd00

Tetradic

  1. #00aadd
  2. #3300dd
  3. #dd3300
  4. #aadd00

Square

  1. #00aadd
  2. #a200dd
  3. #dd3300
  4. #3bdd00

Monochromatic

  1. #003444
  2. #006f90
  3. #00aadd
  4. #2aceff
  5. #77e0ff

Shades

#00aadd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aadd
  2. #0099c7
  3. #0088b1
  4. #00779b
  5. #006685
  6. #00556f
  7. #004458
  8. #003342
  9. #00222c
  10. #001116
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aadd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aadd
  2. #1ab3e0
  3. #33bbe4
  4. #4dc4e7
  5. #66cceb
  6. #80d5ee
  7. #99ddf1
  8. #b3e6f5
  9. #cceef8
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aadd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aadd
  2. #0da6d4
  3. #1aa2ca
  4. #269dc1
  5. #3399b8
  6. #4095af
  7. #4d91a5
  8. #5a8d9c
  9. #668893
  10. #738489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da3ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fa7df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7696dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71a8de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d9edd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aadd {
  color: #00aadd;
}
Background
.bg-00aadd {
  background-color: #00aadd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aadd {
  border: 2px solid #00aadd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aadd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 170 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aadd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aadd, #003bdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aadd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 170 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.40 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.44 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.90 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.22 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.04 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.14 #ff5522 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#00aadd  rgb(0, 170, 221)  hsl(194, 100%, 43%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd3300  rgb(221, 51, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 43%)  Sinopia
#dd00aa  rgb(221, 0, 170)  hsl(314, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#aadd00  rgb(170, 221, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green