Palettes / Colors / #08BBF5

#08BBF5 — Vivid Blue

#08BBF5 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 #08BBF5 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.

#08BBF5 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 #F74408; it also sits naturally between #08F7BB and #0844F7. 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 73% · Blue 96%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08BBF5

.text { color: #08BBF5; }
.background { background-color: #08BBF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08BBF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 187, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 94%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08BBF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 187, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08BBF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 187, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08BBF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08BBF5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F74408:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08BBF5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08BBF5

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 #08BBF5 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 #08BBF5 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

← #08BBF4  ·  #08BBF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #08BBF5?

#08BBF5 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 187, 245). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08BBF5?

#08BBF5 is RGB 8, 187, 245 — HSL 195°, 94%, 50% — CMYK 97%, 24%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #08BBF5?

Its complement is #F74408; analogous partners are #08F7BB and #0844F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08BBF5 for text?

Black text on #08BBF5 has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.