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#09C8EA

#09c8ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09c8ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 78.43% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.15% cyan, 14.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 189.07°, with 92.59% saturation and 47.65% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.84.

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Relative luminance0.4731

Complementary

  1. #09c8ea
  2. #ea2b09

Split complementary

  1. #09c8ea
  2. #ea0957
  3. #ea9c09

Analogous

  1. #09ea9c
  2. #09c8ea
  3. #0957ea

Triadic

  1. #09c8ea
  2. #ea09c8
  3. #c8ea09

Tetradic

  1. #09c8ea
  2. #2b09ea
  3. #ea2b09
  4. #c8ea09

Square

  1. #09c8ea
  2. #9c09ea
  3. #ea2b09
  4. #57ea09

Monochromatic

  1. #034a57
  2. #0689a0
  3. #09c8ea
  4. #48ddf8
  5. #91ebfb

Shades

#09c8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09c8ea
  2. #08b4d3
  3. #07a0bb
  4. #068ca4
  5. #05788c
  6. #056475
  7. #04505e
  8. #033c46
  9. #02282f
  10. #011417
  11. #000000

Tints

#09c8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09c8ea
  2. #22ceec
  3. #3ad3ee
  4. #53d9f0
  5. #6bdef2
  6. #84e4f5
  7. #9de9f7
  8. #b5eff9
  9. #cef4fb
  10. #e6fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09c8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09c8ea
  2. #15c1df
  3. #21bad5
  4. #2db2ca
  5. #39abc0
  6. #45a4b5
  7. #509daa
  8. #5c96a0
  9. #688e95
  10. #74878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91becd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c1ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97afea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dc4eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78b9ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09c8ea {
  color: #09c8ea;
}
Background
.bg-09c8ea {
  background-color: #09c8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09c8ea {
  border: 2px solid #09c8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09c8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 200 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09c8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09c8ea, #0957ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09c8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 200 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.84 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.59 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.33 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.40 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.19 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.39 #f63715 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#09c8ea  rgb(9, 200, 234)  hsl(189, 93%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#ea2b09  rgb(234, 43, 9)  hsl(9, 93%, 48%)  Red
#ea09c8  rgb(234, 9, 200)  hsl(309, 93%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#c8ea09  rgb(200, 234, 9)  hsl(69, 93%, 48%)  Pear