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#12AFDA

#12afda ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12afda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 68.63% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.74% cyan, 19.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 192.9°, with 84.75% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3585

Complementary

  1. #12afda
  2. #da3d12

Split complementary

  1. #12afda
  2. #da124b
  3. #daa112

Analogous

  1. #12daa1
  2. #12afda
  3. #124bda

Triadic

  1. #12afda
  2. #da12af
  3. #afda12

Tetradic

  1. #12afda
  2. #3d12da
  3. #da3d12
  4. #afda12

Square

  1. #12afda
  2. #a112da
  3. #da3d12
  4. #4bda12

Monochromatic

  1. #063e4d
  2. #0c7693
  3. #12afda
  4. #49ccf0
  5. #8fe0f6

Shades

#12afda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12afda
  2. #109ec4
  3. #0e8cae
  4. #0d7b99
  5. #0b6983
  6. #09586d
  7. #074657
  8. #053541
  9. #04232c
  10. #021216
  11. #000000

Tints

#12afda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12afda
  2. #2ab7de
  3. #41bfe1
  4. #59c7e5
  5. #71cfe9
  6. #89d7ed
  7. #a0dff0
  8. #b8e7f4
  9. #d0eff8
  10. #e7f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12afda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12afda
  2. #1daad1
  3. #28a6c8
  4. #33a1bf
  5. #3e9cb6
  6. #4998ad
  7. #5493a4
  8. #5f8e9b
  9. #6a8992
  10. #758589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97abdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f9ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78addb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65a3da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12afda {
  color: #12afda;
}
Background
.bg-12afda {
  background-color: #12afda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12afda {
  border: 2px solid #12afda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12afda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 175 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12afda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12afda, #124bda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12afda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 175 218 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.64 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.41 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.32 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.64 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.37 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.89 #ed5025 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#12afda  rgb(18, 175, 218)  hsl(193, 85%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da3d12  rgb(218, 61, 18)  hsl(13, 85%, 46%)  Sinopia
#da12af  rgb(218, 18, 175)  hsl(313, 85%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#afda12  rgb(175, 218, 18)  hsl(73, 85%, 46%)  June Bud