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#05ABDE

#05abde ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#05abde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.75% cyan, 22.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 194.1°, with 95.59% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3443

Complementary

  1. #05abde
  2. #de3805

Split complementary

  1. #05abde
  2. #de053f
  3. #dea405

Analogous

  1. #05dea4
  2. #05abde
  3. #053fde

Triadic

  1. #05abde
  2. #de05ab
  3. #abde05

Tetradic

  1. #05abde
  2. #3805de
  3. #de3805
  4. #abde05

Square

  1. #05abde
  2. #a405de
  3. #de3805
  4. #3fde05

Monochromatic

  1. #023848
  2. #037193
  3. #05abde
  4. #35ccfa
  5. #80dffc

Shades

#05abde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05abde
  2. #059ac8
  3. #0489b2
  4. #04789b
  5. #036785
  6. #03566f
  7. #024459
  8. #023343
  9. #01222c
  10. #011116
  11. #000000

Tints

#05abde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05abde
  2. #1eb3e1
  3. #37bce5
  4. #50c4e8
  5. #69cdeb
  6. #82d5ef
  7. #9bddf2
  8. #b4e6f5
  9. #cdeef8
  10. #e6f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05abde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05abde
  2. #11a7d5
  3. #1ea2cb
  4. #2a9ec2
  5. #369ab8
  6. #4396af
  7. #4f91a6
  8. #5b8d9c
  9. #678993
  10. #748489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90a8e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7797dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a9df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e9fde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05abde {
  color: #05abde;
}
Background
.bg-05abde {
  background-color: #05abde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05abde {
  border: 2px solid #05abde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05abde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05abde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05abde, #053fde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05abde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.13 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.53 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.86 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.54 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.81 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.90 #fa5421 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#05abde  rgb(5, 171, 222)  hsl(194, 96%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de3805  rgb(222, 56, 5)  hsl(14, 96%, 45%)  Sinopia
#de05ab  rgb(222, 5, 171)  hsl(314, 96%, 45%)  Shocking Pink
#abde05  rgb(171, 222, 5)  hsl(74, 96%, 45%)  Yellow Green