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#15BBDE

#15bbde ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#15bbde is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 73.33% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.54% cyan, 15.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 190.45°, with 82.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.83.

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Relative luminance0.4097

Complementary

  1. #15bbde
  2. #de3815

Split complementary

  1. #15bbde
  2. #de1556
  3. #de9d15

Analogous

  1. #15de9d
  2. #15bbde
  3. #1556de

Triadic

  1. #15bbde
  2. #de15bb
  3. #bbde15

Tetradic

  1. #15bbde
  2. #3815de
  3. #de3815
  4. #bbde15

Square

  1. #15bbde
  2. #9d15de
  3. #de3815
  4. #56de15

Monochromatic

  1. #084552
  2. #0e8098
  3. #15bbde
  4. #51d3ef
  5. #97e5f5

Shades

#15bbde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #15bbde
  2. #13a8c8
  3. #1196b2
  4. #0f839b
  5. #0d7085
  6. #0b5e6f
  7. #084b59
  8. #063843
  9. #04252c
  10. #021316
  11. #000000

Tints

#15bbde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #15bbde
  2. #2cc2e1
  3. #44c9e5
  4. #5bcfe8
  5. #73d6eb
  6. #8addef
  7. #a1e4f2
  8. #b9ebf5
  9. #d0f1f8
  10. #e8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#15bbde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #15bbde
  2. #20b5d5
  3. #2aafcb
  4. #35a9c2
  5. #40a3b8
  6. #4b9eaf
  7. #5598a6
  8. #60929c
  9. #6b8c93
  10. #758689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b2c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b5e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca4de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b8df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70aede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-15bbde {
  color: #15bbde;
}
Background
.bg-15bbde {
  background-color: #15bbde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-15bbde {
  border: 2px solid #15bbde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #15bbde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 187 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-15bbde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #15bbde, #1556de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-15bbde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 187 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.83 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.82 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.90 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.55 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.89 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.19 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.32 #ea4421 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#15bbde  rgb(21, 187, 222)  hsl(190, 83%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de3815  rgb(222, 56, 21)  hsl(10, 83%, 48%)  Sinopia
#de15bb  rgb(222, 21, 187)  hsl(310, 83%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#bbde15  rgb(187, 222, 21)  hsl(70, 83%, 48%)  Pear