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#14B4E2

#14b4e2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#14b4e2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 70.59% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.15% cyan, 20.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 193.4°, with 83.74% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.3828

Complementary

  1. #14b4e2
  2. #e24214

Split complementary

  1. #14b4e2
  2. #e2144d
  3. #e2a914

Analogous

  1. #14e2a9
  2. #14b4e2
  3. #144de2

Triadic

  1. #14b4e2
  2. #e214b4
  3. #b4e214

Tetradic

  1. #14b4e2
  2. #4214e2
  3. #e24214
  4. #b4e214

Square

  1. #14b4e2
  2. #a914e2
  3. #e24214
  4. #4de214

Monochromatic

  1. #084455
  2. #0e7c9c
  3. #14b4e2
  4. #53cdf0
  5. #99e1f6

Shades

#14b4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #14b4e2
  2. #12a2cb
  3. #1090b5
  4. #0e7e9e
  5. #0c6c88
  6. #0a5a71
  7. #08485a
  8. #063644
  9. #04242d
  10. #021217
  11. #000000

Tints

#14b4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #14b4e2
  2. #2cbce5
  3. #43c3e8
  4. #5bcbeb
  5. #72d2ee
  6. #8adaf1
  7. #a1e1f3
  8. #b9e9f6
  9. #d0f0f9
  10. #e8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#14b4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #14b4e2
  2. #1fafd8
  3. #2aaace
  4. #34a4c5
  5. #3f9fbb
  6. #4a9ab1
  7. #5595a7
  8. #60909d
  9. #6a8a94
  10. #75858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84acc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb0e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #829fe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bb2e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a8e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-14b4e2 {
  color: #14b4e2;
}
Background
.bg-14b4e2 {
  background-color: #14b4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-14b4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #14b4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #14b4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 180 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 84% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-14b4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #14b4e2, #144de2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-14b4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 180 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.18 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.86 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.71 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.22 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.74 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.86 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.01 #eb4b1d Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#14b4e2  rgb(20, 180, 226)  hsl(193, 84%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e24214  rgb(226, 66, 20)  hsl(13, 84%, 48%)  Flame
#e214b4  rgb(226, 20, 180)  hsl(313, 84%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e214  rgb(180, 226, 20)  hsl(73, 84%, 48%)  Pear