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#08BBEF

#08bbef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bbef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.65% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.51°, with 93.52% saturation and 48.43% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.4182

Complementary

  1. #08bbef
  2. #ef3c08

Split complementary

  1. #08bbef
  2. #ef0847
  3. #efb008

Analogous

  1. #08efb0
  2. #08bbef
  3. #0847ef

Triadic

  1. #08bbef
  2. #ef08bb
  3. #bbef08

Tetradic

  1. #08bbef
  2. #3c08ef
  3. #ef3c08
  4. #bbef08

Square

  1. #08bbef
  2. #b008ef
  3. #ef3c08
  4. #47ef08

Monochromatic

  1. #03475b
  2. #0681a5
  3. #08bbef
  4. #4bd2f9
  5. #95e4fb

Shades

#08bbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bbef
  2. #07a8d7
  3. #0696bf
  4. #0683a7
  5. #05708f
  6. #045e78
  7. #034b60
  8. #023848
  9. #022530
  10. #011318
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bbef
  2. #21c2f1
  3. #39c9f2
  4. #52cff4
  5. #6bd6f5
  6. #84ddf7
  7. #9ce4f9
  8. #b5ebfa
  9. #cef1fc
  10. #e6f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bbef
  2. #14b5e4
  3. #20afd9
  4. #2ca9ce
  5. #38a3c3
  6. #449eb8
  7. #5098ac
  8. #5c92a1
  9. #688c96
  10. #74868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b3cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fb8f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84a5ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cacc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7eb9f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69aeef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bbef {
  color: #08bbef;
}
Background
.bg-08bbef {
  background-color: #08bbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bbef {
  border: 2px solid #08bbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 187 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 94% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bbef, #0847ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 187 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.10 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.88 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.91 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.62 #f74410 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#08bbef  rgb(8, 187, 239)  hsl(194, 94%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef3c08  rgb(239, 60, 8)  hsl(14, 94%, 48%)  Ferrari Red
#ef08bb  rgb(239, 8, 187)  hsl(314, 94%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#bbef08  rgb(187, 239, 8)  hsl(74, 94%, 48%)  Electric Lime