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#16ABDA

#16abda ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16abda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 67.06% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.91% cyan, 21.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 194.39°, with 81.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 7.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.3436

Complementary

  1. #16abda
  2. #da4516

Split complementary

  1. #16abda
  2. #da1649
  3. #daa716

Analogous

  1. #16daa7
  2. #16abda
  3. #1649da

Triadic

  1. #16abda
  2. #da16ab
  3. #abda16

Tetradic

  1. #16abda
  2. #4516da
  3. #da4516
  4. #abda16

Square

  1. #16abda
  2. #a716da
  3. #da4516
  4. #49da16

Monochromatic

  1. #083e4f
  2. #0f7495
  3. #16abda
  4. #4fc7ed
  5. #95ddf4

Shades

#16abda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16abda
  2. #149ac4
  3. #1289ae
  4. #0f7899
  5. #0d6783
  6. #0b566d
  7. #094457
  8. #073341
  9. #04222c
  10. #021116
  11. #000000

Tints

#16abda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16abda
  2. #2db3de
  3. #45bce1
  4. #5cc4e5
  5. #73cde9
  6. #8bd5ed
  7. #a2ddf0
  8. #b9e6f4
  9. #d0eef8
  10. #e8f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16abda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16abda
  2. #21a7d1
  3. #2ba2c8
  4. #369ebf
  5. #409ab6
  6. #4b96ad
  7. #5691a4
  8. #608d9b
  9. #6b8992
  10. #758489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea4b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a97d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74a9db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #619fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16abda {
  color: #16abda;
}
Background
.bg-16abda {
  background-color: #16abda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16abda {
  border: 2px solid #16abda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16abda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 171 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16abda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16abda, #1649da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16abda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 171 218 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.59 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.88 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.70 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.15 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.81 #e95425 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16abda  rgb(22, 171, 218)  hsl(194, 82%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da4516  rgb(218, 69, 22)  hsl(14, 82%, 47%)  Sinopia
#da16ab  rgb(218, 22, 171)  hsl(314, 82%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#abda16  rgb(171, 218, 22)  hsl(74, 82%, 47%)  Yellow Green