ColorTool
Log in
#05ABDD

#05abdd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#05abdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.74% cyan, 22.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.89°, with 95.58% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#0099cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3438

Complementary

  1. #05abdd
  2. #dd3705

Split complementary

  1. #05abdd
  2. #dd053f
  3. #dda305

Analogous

  1. #05dda3
  2. #05abdd
  3. #053fdd

Triadic

  1. #05abdd
  2. #dd05ab
  3. #abdd05

Tetradic

  1. #05abdd
  2. #3705dd
  3. #dd3705
  4. #abdd05

Square

  1. #05abdd
  2. #a305dd
  3. #dd3705
  4. #3fdd05

Monochromatic

  1. #023747
  2. #037192
  3. #05abdd
  4. #34ccfa
  5. #7fdffc

Shades

#05abdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05abdd
  2. #059ac7
  3. #0489b1
  4. #04789b
  5. #036785
  6. #03566f
  7. #024458
  8. #023342
  9. #01222c
  10. #011116
  11. #000000

Tints

#05abdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05abdd
  2. #1eb3e0
  3. #37bce4
  4. #50c4e7
  5. #69cdeb
  6. #82d5ee
  7. #9bddf1
  8. #b4e6f5
  9. #cdeef8
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05abdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05abdd
  2. #11a7d4
  3. #1ea2ca
  4. #2a9ec1
  5. #369ab8
  6. #4396af
  7. #4f91a5
  8. #5b8d9c
  9. #678993
  10. #748489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a8df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7897dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a9de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e9fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-05abdd {
  color: #05abdd;
}
Background
.bg-05abdd {
  background-color: #05abdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05abdd {
  border: 2px solid #05abdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05abdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05abdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05abdd, #053fdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05abdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.78 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.30 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.64 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.95 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.96 #fa5422 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#05abdd  rgb(5, 171, 221)  hsl(194, 96%, 44%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd3705  rgb(221, 55, 5)  hsl(14, 96%, 44%)  Sinopia
#dd05ab  rgb(221, 5, 171)  hsl(314, 96%, 44%)  Shocking Pink
#abdd05  rgb(171, 221, 5)  hsl(74, 96%, 44%)  Yellow Green