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#11BCDB

#11bcdb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#11bcdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 73.73% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.24% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 189.21°, with 85.59% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 9.09.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.412

Complementary

  1. #11bcdb
  2. #db3011

Split complementary

  1. #11bcdb
  2. #db1157
  3. #db9511

Analogous

  1. #11db95
  2. #11bcdb
  3. #1157db

Triadic

  1. #11bcdb
  2. #db11bc
  3. #bcdb11

Tetradic

  1. #11bcdb
  2. #3011db
  3. #db3011
  4. #bcdb11

Square

  1. #11bcdb
  2. #9511db
  3. #db3011
  4. #57db11

Monochromatic

  1. #06424d
  2. #0b7f94
  3. #11bcdb
  4. #48d7f1
  5. #8fe6f6

Shades

#11bcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #11bcdb
  2. #0fa9c5
  3. #0e96af
  4. #0c8499
  5. #0a7183
  6. #095e6e
  7. #074b58
  8. #053842
  9. #03262c
  10. #021316
  11. #000000

Tints

#11bcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #11bcdb
  2. #29c3df
  3. #41c9e2
  4. #58d0e6
  5. #70d7e9
  6. #88deed
  7. #a0e4f1
  8. #b8ebf4
  9. #cff2f8
  10. #e7f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#11bcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #11bcdb
  2. #1cb6d2
  3. #27b0c9
  4. #32aac0
  5. #3da4b7
  6. #499eae
  7. #5498a4
  8. #5f929b
  9. #6a8c92
  10. #758689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa4db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71aedb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-11bcdb {
  color: #11bcdb;
}
Background
.bg-11bcdb {
  background-color: #11bcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-11bcdb {
  border: 2px solid #11bcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #11bcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 188 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-11bcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #11bcdb, #1157db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-11bcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 188 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.09 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.21 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.00 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.71 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.47 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.61 #ee4324 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#11bcdb  rgb(17, 188, 219)  hsl(189, 86%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db3011  rgb(219, 48, 17)  hsl(9, 86%, 46%)  Lust
#db11bc  rgb(219, 17, 188)  hsl(309, 86%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdb11  rgb(188, 219, 17)  hsl(69, 86%, 46%)  Pear