Palettes / Colors / #28BAEB

#28BAEB — Vivid Blue

#28BAEB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

#28BAEB 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 #EB5928; it also sits naturally between #28EBBA and #2859EB. 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 16% · Green 73% · Blue 92%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #28BAEB

.text { color: #28BAEB; }
.background { background-color: #28BAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28BAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 186, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28BAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 186, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28BAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 186, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#28BAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28BAEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #28BAEB

Tints of #28BAEB

Tones of #28BAEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB5928:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28BAEB: #000000.

How #28BAEB 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 #28BAEB or a close neighbour

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 #28BAEB?

#28BAEB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 40, 186, 235). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28BAEB?

#28BAEB is RGB 40, 186, 235 — HSL 195°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 83%, 21%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #28BAEB?

Its complement is #EB5928; analogous partners are #28EBBA and #2859EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28BAEB for text?

Black text on #28BAEB has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.