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#05ABBE

#05abbe ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05abbe is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 67.06% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.37% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 186.16°, with 94.87% saturation and 38.24% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.14.

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Relative luminance0.3288

Complementary

  1. #05abbe
  2. #be1805

Split complementary

  1. #05abbe
  2. #be054f
  3. #be7505

Analogous

  1. #05be75
  2. #05abbe
  3. #054fbe

Triadic

  1. #05abbe
  2. #be05ab
  3. #abbe05

Tetradic

  1. #05abbe
  2. #1805be
  3. #be1805
  4. #abbe05

Square

  1. #05abbe
  2. #7505be
  3. #be1805
  4. #4fbe05

Monochromatic

  1. #012529
  2. #036873
  3. #05abbe
  4. #17e2f9
  5. #61ebfb

Shades

#05abbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05abbe
  2. #059aab
  3. #048998
  4. #047885
  5. #036772
  6. #03565f
  7. #02444c
  8. #023339
  9. #012226
  10. #011113
  11. #000000

Tints

#05abbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05abbe
  2. #1eb3c5
  3. #37bccb
  4. #50c4d2
  5. #69cdd8
  6. #82d5df
  7. #9bdde5
  8. #b4e6ec
  9. #cdeef2
  10. #e6f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05abbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05abbe
  2. #11a7b8
  3. #1ea2b2
  4. #2a9eab
  5. #369aa5
  6. #43969f
  7. #4f9199
  8. #5b8d93
  9. #67898c
  10. #748486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ba2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa4bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8595be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa7bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699ebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b0b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05abbe {
  color: #05abbe;
}
Background
.bg-05abbe {
  background-color: #05abbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05abbe {
  border: 2px solid #05abbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05abbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05abbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05abbe, #054fbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05abbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 190 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.14 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.60 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.92 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.07 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.08 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.06 #fa5441 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#05abbe  rgb(5, 171, 190)  hsl(186, 95%, 38%)  Cadet Blue
#be1805  rgb(190, 24, 5)  hsl(6, 95%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#be05ab  rgb(190, 5, 171)  hsl(306, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#abbe05  rgb(171, 190, 5)  hsl(66, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green