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#12BEDE

#12bede ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12bede is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 74.51% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.89% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 189.41°, with 85% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 8.78.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.4223

Complementary

  1. #12bede
  2. #de3212

Split complementary

  1. #12bede
  2. #de1258
  3. #de9812

Analogous

  1. #12de98
  2. #12bede
  3. #1258de

Triadic

  1. #12bede
  2. #de12be
  3. #bede12

Tetradic

  1. #12bede
  2. #3212de
  3. #de3212
  4. #bede12

Square

  1. #12bede
  2. #9812de
  3. #de3212
  4. #58de12

Monochromatic

  1. #074550
  2. #0c8197
  3. #12bede
  4. #4cd7f0
  5. #93e7f6

Shades

#12bede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12bede
  2. #10abc8
  3. #0e98b2
  4. #0d859b
  5. #0b7285
  6. #095f6f
  7. #074c59
  8. #053943
  9. #04262c
  10. #021316
  11. #000000

Tints

#12bede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12bede
  2. #2ac5e1
  3. #41cbe5
  4. #59d2e8
  5. #71d8eb
  6. #89dfef
  7. #a0e5f2
  8. #b8ecf5
  9. #d0f2f8
  10. #e7f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12bede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12bede
  2. #1db8d5
  3. #28b2cb
  4. #33abc2
  5. #3ea5b8
  6. #499faf
  7. #5499a6
  8. #5f939c
  9. #6a8c93
  10. #758689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b8e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a6de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86badf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72b0de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12bede {
  color: #12bede;
}
Background
.bg-12bede {
  background-color: #12bede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12bede {
  border: 2px solid #12bede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12bede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 190 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12bede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12bede, #1258de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12bede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 190 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.78 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.82 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.60 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.21 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.56 #ed4121 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#12bede  rgb(18, 190, 222)  hsl(189, 85%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de3212  rgb(222, 50, 18)  hsl(9, 85%, 47%)  Lust
#de12be  rgb(222, 18, 190)  hsl(309, 85%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#bede12  rgb(190, 222, 18)  hsl(69, 85%, 47%)  Pear