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#12BFEF

#12bfef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12bfef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.47% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.03°, with 87.35% saturation and 50.39% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.4362

Complementary

  1. #12bfef
  2. #ef4212

Split complementary

  1. #12bfef
  2. #ef1250
  3. #efb012

Analogous

  1. #12efb0
  2. #12bfef
  3. #1250ef

Triadic

  1. #12bfef
  2. #ef12bf
  3. #bfef12

Tetradic

  1. #12bfef
  2. #4212ef
  3. #ef4212
  4. #bfef12

Square

  1. #12bfef
  2. #b012ef
  3. #ef4212
  4. #50ef12

Monochromatic

  1. #074e61
  2. #0b87a9
  3. #12bfef
  4. #5ad2f4
  5. #a1e6f9

Shades

#12bfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12bfef
  2. #10acd7
  3. #0e99bf
  4. #0d86a7
  5. #0b738f
  6. #096078
  7. #074c60
  8. #053948
  9. #042630
  10. #021318
  11. #000000

Tints

#12bfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12bfef
  2. #2ac5f1
  3. #41ccf2
  4. #59d2f4
  5. #71d9f5
  6. #89dff7
  7. #a0e5f9
  8. #b8ecfa
  9. #d0f2fc
  10. #e7f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12bfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12bfef
  2. #1db9e4
  3. #28b2d9
  4. #33acce
  5. #3ea6c3
  6. #49a0b8
  7. #5499ac
  8. #5f93a1
  9. #6a8d96
  10. #75868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb6cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4bbf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa8ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83bdf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6eb2ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c8dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12bfef {
  color: #12bfef;
}
Background
.bg-12bfef {
  background-color: #12bfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12bfef {
  border: 2px solid #12bfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12bfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12bfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12bfef, #1250ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12bfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.07 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.11 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.22 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.35 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.63 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.41 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.84 #ed4010 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#12bfef  rgb(18, 191, 239)  hsl(193, 87%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef4212  rgb(239, 66, 18)  hsl(13, 87%, 50%)  Coquelicot
#ef12bf  rgb(239, 18, 191)  hsl(313, 87%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#bfef12  rgb(191, 239, 18)  hsl(73, 87%, 50%)  Electric Lime