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#11B8EA

#11b8ea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#11b8ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 72.16% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.74% cyan, 21.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 193.82°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.4034

Complementary

  1. #11b8ea
  2. #ea4311

Split complementary

  1. #11b8ea
  2. #ea114c
  3. #eaaf11

Analogous

  1. #11eaaf
  2. #11b8ea
  3. #114cea

Triadic

  1. #11b8ea
  2. #ea11b8
  3. #b8ea11

Tetradic

  1. #11b8ea
  2. #4311ea
  3. #ea4311
  4. #b8ea11

Square

  1. #11b8ea
  2. #af11ea
  3. #ea4311
  4. #4cea11

Monochromatic

  1. #07485b
  2. #0c80a3
  3. #11b8ea
  4. #55cef3
  5. #9ce3f8

Shades

#11b8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #11b8ea
  2. #0fa6d3
  3. #0e93bb
  4. #0c81a4
  5. #0a6e8c
  6. #095c75
  7. #074a5e
  8. #053746
  9. #03252f
  10. #021217
  11. #000000

Tints

#11b8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #11b8ea
  2. #29bfec
  3. #41c6ee
  4. #58cdf0
  5. #70d4f2
  6. #88dcf5
  7. #a0e3f7
  8. #b8eaf9
  9. #cff1fb
  10. #e7f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#11b8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #11b8ea
  2. #1cb2df
  3. #27add5
  4. #32a7ca
  5. #3da2c0
  6. #499cb5
  7. #5496aa
  8. #5f91a0
  9. #6a8b95
  10. #75868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b0c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9db4ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83a2e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7db6eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68abea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-11b8ea {
  color: #11b8ea;
}
Background
.bg-11b8ea {
  background-color: #11b8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-11b8ea {
  border: 2px solid #11b8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #11b8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 184 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-11b8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #11b8ea, #114cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-11b8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 184 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.77 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.24 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.55 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.08 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.29 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.31 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.37 #ee4715 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#11b8ea  rgb(17, 184, 234)  hsl(194, 86%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea4311  rgb(234, 67, 17)  hsl(14, 86%, 49%)  Coquelicot
#ea11b8  rgb(234, 17, 184)  hsl(314, 86%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#b8ea11  rgb(184, 234, 17)  hsl(74, 86%, 49%)  Electric Lime