Information about Day Sky Blue color

#82CAFF - Day Sky Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#82CAFF, known as "Day Sky Blue", falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(130, 202, 255) — 51% red, 79.2% green, 100% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 49 / 21 / 0 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#82CAFF presents itself as a intensely saturated sky-leaning azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sky (#82CAFC). Slightly further away sit Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA) and Lightblue (#7BC8F6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(130, 202, 255)), which gives #82CAFF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #82CAFF: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Day Sky Blue" in the Register.

Day Sky Blue color variations

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

Day Sky Blue 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 Day Sky Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Pale Cyan color link
Pale Cyan

#87D3F8

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Day Sky Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#82CAFF
  • RGB130, 202, 255
  • CMYK49, 21, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(130, 202, 255)
  • HSL205°, 100%, 75%
  • HSL Precise205.44°, 100%, 75.49%
  • HSV205°, 49%, 100%
  • HSB205°, 49%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.510, 0.792, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.510, 0.792, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.510, 0.792, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID82CAFF
  • DECIMAL ID8571647
  • Name Length12
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