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#12ABE2

#12abe2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12abe2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 67.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.04% cyan, 24.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 195.87°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.3475

Complementary

  1. #12abe2
  2. #e24912

Split complementary

  1. #12abe2
  2. #e21243
  3. #e2b112

Analogous

  1. #12e2b1
  2. #12abe2
  3. #1243e2

Triadic

  1. #12abe2
  2. #e212ab
  3. #abe212

Tetradic

  1. #12abe2
  2. #4912e2
  3. #e24912
  4. #abe212

Square

  1. #12abe2
  2. #b112e2
  3. #e24912
  4. #43e212

Monochromatic

  1. #074054
  2. #0c759b
  3. #12abe2
  4. #4fc6f1
  5. #96ddf7

Shades

#12abe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12abe2
  2. #109acb
  3. #0e89b5
  4. #0d789e
  5. #0b6788
  6. #095671
  7. #07445a
  8. #053344
  9. #04222d
  10. #021117
  11. #000000

Tints

#12abe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12abe2
  2. #2ab3e5
  3. #41bce8
  4. #59c4eb
  5. #71cdee
  6. #89d5f1
  7. #a0ddf3
  8. #b8e6f6
  9. #d0eef9
  10. #e7f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12abe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12abe2
  2. #1da7d8
  3. #28a2ce
  4. #339ec5
  5. #3e9abb
  6. #4996b1
  7. #5491a7
  8. #5f8d9d
  9. #6a8994
  10. #75848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa4be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fa9e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7597e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00babe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71aae4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5da0e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12abe2 {
  color: #12abe2;
}
Background
.bg-12abe2 {
  background-color: #12abe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12abe2 {
  border: 2px solid #12abe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12abe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 171 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12abe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12abe2, #1243e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12abe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 171 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.69 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.86 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.98 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.13 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.13 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.25 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.57 #ed541d Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#12abe2  rgb(18, 171, 226)  hsl(196, 85%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e24912  rgb(226, 73, 18)  hsl(16, 85%, 48%)  Flame
#e212ab  rgb(226, 18, 171)  hsl(316, 85%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#abe212  rgb(171, 226, 18)  hsl(76, 85%, 48%)  Inchworm