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#00AEF6

#00aef6 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aef6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 68.24% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 29.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 197.56°, with 100% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.3693

Complementary

  1. #00aef6
  2. #f64800

Split complementary

  1. #00aef6
  2. #f60033
  3. #f6c300

Analogous

  1. #00f6c3
  2. #00aef6
  3. #0033f6

Triadic

  1. #00aef6
  2. #f600ae
  3. #aef600

Tetradic

  1. #00aef6
  2. #4800f6
  3. #f64800
  4. #aef600

Square

  1. #00aef6
  2. #c300f6
  3. #f64800
  4. #33f600

Monochromatic

  1. #00425d
  2. #0078aa
  3. #00aef6
  4. #44c8ff
  5. #90dfff

Shades

#00aef6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aef6
  2. #009ddd
  3. #008bc5
  4. #007aac
  5. #006894
  6. #00577b
  7. #004662
  8. #00344a
  9. #002331
  10. #001119
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aef6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aef6
  2. #1ab6f7
  3. #33bef8
  4. #4dc6f9
  5. #66cefa
  6. #80d7fb
  7. #99dffb
  8. #b3e7fc
  9. #cceffd
  10. #e6f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aef6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aef6
  2. #0da9ea
  3. #1aa5de
  4. #26a0d3
  5. #339cc7
  6. #4097bb
  7. #4d92af
  8. #5a8ea3
  9. #668998
  10. #73858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a8ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8baef9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d9bf5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6daef8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #56a3f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aef6 {
  color: #00aef6;
}
Background
.bg-00aef6 {
  background-color: #00aef6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aef6 {
  border: 2px solid #00aef6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aef6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 100% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aef6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aef6, #0033f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aef6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 246 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.31 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.94 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.49 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.75 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.15 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.83 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 11.81 #ff5109 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#00aef6  rgb(0, 174, 246)  hsl(198, 100%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f64800  rgb(246, 72, 0)  hsl(18, 100%, 48%)  Tangelo
#f600ae  rgb(246, 0, 174)  hsl(318, 100%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#aef600  rgb(174, 246, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 48%)  Spring Bud