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#00AEE5

#00aee5 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aee5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 68.24% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 24.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 194.41°, with 100% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3593

Complementary

  1. #00aee5
  2. #e53700

Split complementary

  1. #00aee5
  2. #e5003b
  3. #e5a900

Analogous

  1. #00e5a9
  2. #00aee5
  3. #003be5

Triadic

  1. #00aee5
  2. #e500ae
  3. #aee500

Tetradic

  1. #00aee5
  2. #3700e5
  3. #e53700
  4. #aee500

Square

  1. #00aee5
  2. #a900e5
  3. #e53700
  4. #3be500

Monochromatic

  1. #003a4c
  2. #007498
  3. #00aee5
  4. #32ceff
  5. #7fe0ff

Shades

#00aee5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aee5
  2. #009dce
  3. #008bb7
  4. #007aa0
  5. #006889
  6. #005773
  7. #00465c
  8. #003445
  9. #00232e
  10. #001117
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aee5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aee5
  2. #1ab6e8
  3. #33beea
  4. #4dc6ed
  5. #66ceef
  6. #80d7f2
  7. #99dff5
  8. #b3e7f7
  9. #cceffa
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aee5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aee5
  2. #0da9db
  3. #1aa5d1
  4. #26a0c7
  5. #339cbd
  6. #4097b3
  7. #4d92a8
  8. #5a8e9e
  9. #668994
  10. #73858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a7c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91ace8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #779ae4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73ade7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5ea2e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aee5 {
  color: #00aee5;
}
Background
.bg-00aee5 {
  background-color: #00aee5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aee5 {
  border: 2px solid #00aee5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aee5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aee5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aee5, #003be5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aee5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 229 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.96 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.64 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.30 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.47 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.85 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.72 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.08 #ff511a Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#00aee5  rgb(0, 174, 229)  hsl(194, 100%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e53700  rgb(229, 55, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 45%)  Scarlet
#e500ae  rgb(229, 0, 174)  hsl(314, 100%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#aee500  rgb(174, 229, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 45%)  Spring Bud