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#12DBFF

#12dbff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12dbff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 85.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.94% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 189.11°, with 100% saturation and 53.53% 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.99.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.5801

Complementary

  1. #12dbff
  2. #ff3612

Split complementary

  1. #12dbff
  2. #ff1265
  3. #ffac12

Analogous

  1. #12ffac
  2. #12dbff
  3. #1265ff

Triadic

  1. #12dbff
  2. #ff12db
  3. #dbff12

Tetradic

  1. #12dbff
  2. #3612ff
  3. #ff3612
  4. #dbff12

Square

  1. #12dbff
  2. #ac12ff
  3. #ff3612
  4. #65ff12

Monochromatic

  1. #006678
  2. #00a7c5
  3. #12dbff
  4. #5fe7ff
  5. #abf2ff

Shades

#12dbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12dbff
  2. #10c5e6
  3. #0eafcc
  4. #0d99b3
  5. #0b8399
  6. #096e80
  7. #075866
  8. #05424d
  9. #042c33
  10. #02161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#12dbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12dbff
  2. #2adfff
  3. #41e2ff
  4. #59e6ff
  5. #71e9ff
  6. #89edff
  7. #a0f1ff
  8. #b8f4ff
  9. #d0f8ff
  10. #e7fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12dbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12dbff
  2. #1dd2f2
  3. #28c9e6
  4. #33c0d9
  5. #3eb7cc
  6. #49aec0
  7. #54a4b3
  8. #5f9ba6
  9. #6a9299
  10. #75898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7c0ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e8e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bd7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85cbff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12dbff {
  color: #12dbff;
}
Background
.bg-12dbff {
  background-color: #12dbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12dbff {
  border: 2px solid #12dbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12dbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 219 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12dbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12dbff, #1265ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12dbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 219 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.99 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.55 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.13 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.35 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.72 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.01 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 11.14 #ed2400 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#12dbff  rgb(18, 219, 255)  hsl(189, 100%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#ff3612  rgb(255, 54, 18)  hsl(9, 100%, 54%)  Ferrari Red
#ff12db  rgb(255, 18, 219)  hsl(309, 100%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#dbff12  rgb(219, 255, 18)  hsl(69, 100%, 54%)  Chartreuse Yellow