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#05ABDB

#05abdb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#05abdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 67.06% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.72% cyan, 21.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 193.46°, with 95.54% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.55.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3427

Complementary

  1. #05abdb
  2. #db3505

Split complementary

  1. #05abdb
  2. #db0540
  3. #dba005

Analogous

  1. #05dba0
  2. #05abdb
  3. #0540db

Triadic

  1. #05abdb
  2. #db05ab
  3. #abdb05

Tetradic

  1. #05abdb
  2. #3505db
  3. #db3505
  4. #abdb05

Square

  1. #05abdb
  2. #a005db
  3. #db3505
  4. #40db05

Monochromatic

  1. #023645
  2. #037190
  3. #05abdb
  4. #32cdfa
  5. #7de0fc

Shades

#05abdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05abdb
  2. #059ac5
  3. #0489af
  4. #047899
  5. #036783
  6. #03566e
  7. #024458
  8. #023342
  9. #01222c
  10. #011116
  11. #000000

Tints

#05abdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05abdb
  2. #1eb3df
  3. #37bce2
  4. #50c4e6
  5. #69cde9
  6. #82d5ed
  7. #9bddf1
  8. #b4e6f4
  9. #cdeef8
  10. #e6f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05abdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05abdb
  2. #11a7d2
  3. #1ea2c9
  4. #2a9ec0
  5. #369ab7
  6. #4396ae
  7. #4f91a4
  8. #5b8d9b
  9. #678992
  10. #748489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da3ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7997da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f9fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05abdb {
  color: #05abdb;
}
Background
.bg-05abdb {
  background-color: #05abdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05abdb {
  border: 2px solid #05abdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05abdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05abdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05abdb, #0540db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05abdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.55 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.99 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.65 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.87 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.25 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.97 #fa5424 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#05abdb  rgb(5, 171, 219)  hsl(193, 96%, 44%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db3505  rgb(219, 53, 5)  hsl(13, 96%, 44%)  Sinopia
#db05ab  rgb(219, 5, 171)  hsl(313, 96%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#abdb05  rgb(171, 219, 5)  hsl(73, 96%, 44%)  Yellow Green