Palettes / Colors / #08AFFD

#08AFFD — Vivid Blue

#08AFFD is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #08AFFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#08AFFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FD5508; it also sits naturally between #08FDD0 and #0834FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 3% · Green 69% · Blue 99%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #08AFFD

.text { color: #08AFFD; }
.background { background-color: #08AFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08AFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 175, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 98%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08AFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 175, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08AFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 175, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08AFFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08AFFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #08AFFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD5508:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08AFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08AFFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #08AFFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #08AFFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #08AFFD?

#08AFFD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 175, 253). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08AFFD?

#08AFFD is RGB 8, 175, 253 — HSL 199°, 98%, 51% — CMYK 97%, 31%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #08AFFD?

Its complement is #FD5508; analogous partners are #08FDD0 and #0834FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08AFFD for text?

Black text on #08AFFD has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.