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#12BFDB

#12bfdb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12bfdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 74.9% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.78% cyan, 12.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 188.36°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.22.

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Relative luminance0.425

Complementary

  1. #12bfdb
  2. #db2e12

Split complementary

  1. #12bfdb
  2. #db125a
  3. #db9312

Analogous

  1. #12db93
  2. #12bfdb
  3. #125adb

Triadic

  1. #12bfdb
  2. #db12bf
  3. #bfdb12

Tetradic

  1. #12bfdb
  2. #2e12db
  3. #db2e12
  4. #bfdb12

Square

  1. #12bfdb
  2. #9312db
  3. #db2e12
  4. #5adb12

Monochromatic

  1. #06444e
  2. #0c8194
  3. #12bfdb
  4. #49d9f0
  5. #90e8f6

Shades

#12bfdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12bfdb
  2. #10acc5
  3. #0e99af
  4. #0d8699
  5. #0b7383
  6. #09606e
  7. #074c58
  8. #053942
  9. #04262c
  10. #021316
  11. #000000

Tints

#12bfdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12bfdb
  2. #2ac5df
  3. #41cce2
  4. #59d2e6
  5. #71d9e9
  6. #89dfed
  7. #a0e5f1
  8. #b8ecf4
  9. #d0f2f8
  10. #e7f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12bfdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12bfdb
  2. #1db9d2
  3. #28b2c9
  4. #33acc0
  5. #3ea6b7
  6. #49a0ae
  7. #5499a4
  8. #5f939b
  9. #6a8d92
  10. #758689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb5c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a7db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88bbdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74b1db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12bfdb {
  color: #12bfdb;
}
Background
.bg-12bfdb {
  background-color: #12bfdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12bfdb {
  border: 2px solid #12bfdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12bfdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 191 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12bfdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12bfdb, #125adb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12bfdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 191 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.22 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.48 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.04 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.11 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.12 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.27 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.67 #ed4024 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#12bfdb  rgb(18, 191, 219)  hsl(188, 85%, 46%)  Sky Blue
#db2e12  rgb(219, 46, 18)  hsl(8, 85%, 46%)  Lust
#db12bf  rgb(219, 18, 191)  hsl(308, 85%, 46%)  Shocking Pink
#bfdb12  rgb(191, 219, 18)  hsl(68, 85%, 46%)  Pear