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#28DBFF Vaporwave Blue

#28DBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Vaporwave Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 85.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(40, 219, 255)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 100% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 84% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #28DBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.67:1.

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Variations of #28DBFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#28DBFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#28DBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #28DBFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8C0FF
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3D4FF
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9D4FF
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8C0FF
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #92CBFF
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00E8E6
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00E0F4
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2CED8

#28DBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#28DBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.67:1 Super#28DBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#28DBFF in CSS

/* Vaporwave Blue */
.color { color: #28DBFF; }
.background { background-color: #28DBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #28DBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(40 219 255);
color: hsl(190 100% 58%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.140 216.1);

#28DBFF FAQ

What color is #28DBFF?

#28DBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Vaporwave Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #28DBFF?

#28DBFF is rgb(40, 219, 255) in RGB, hsl(190, 100%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(84%, 14%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #28DBFF?

The complementary color of #28DBFF is #FF4C28, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #28DBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #28DBFF: 12.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #28DBFF a warm or cool color?

#28DBFF is a cool color.