Information about #08BDEF color

#08BDEF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#08BDEF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(8, 189, 239) — 3.1% red, 74.1% green, 93.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 97 / 21 / 0 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#08BDEF presents itself as a intensely saturated aqua cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Raspberry (#0CBFE9). Slightly further away sit Blue Bolt (#00B9FB) and Spiro Disco Ball (#0FC0FC).

The recipe behind #08BDEF is rgb(8, 189, 239), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #08BDEF: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #08BDEF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#08BDEF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#08BDEF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #08BDEF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#08BDEF
  • RGB8, 189, 239
  • CMYK97, 21, 0, 6
  • CSSrgb(8, 189, 239)
  • HSL193°, 94%, 48%
  • HSL Precise192.987°, 93.522%, 48.431%
  • HSV193°, 97%, 94%
  • HSB193°, 97%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • GLSLvec3(0.031, 0.741, 0.937)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.031, 0.741, 0.937, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.031, 0.741, 0.937)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID08BDEF
  • DECIMAL ID572911
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01