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#16ABDB

#16abdb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16abdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.95% cyan, 21.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 194.62°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.3441

Complementary

  1. #16abdb
  2. #db4616

Split complementary

  1. #16abdb
  2. #db1648
  3. #dba816

Analogous

  1. #16dba8
  2. #16abdb
  3. #1648db

Triadic

  1. #16abdb
  2. #db16ab
  3. #abdb16

Tetradic

  1. #16abdb
  2. #4616db
  3. #db4616
  4. #abdb16

Square

  1. #16abdb
  2. #a816db
  3. #db4616
  4. #48db16

Monochromatic

  1. #083e50
  2. #0f7595
  3. #16abdb
  4. #50c7ed
  5. #96ddf4

Shades

#16abdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16abdb
  2. #149ac5
  3. #1289af
  4. #0f7899
  5. #0d6783
  6. #0b566e
  7. #094458
  8. #073342
  9. #04222c
  10. #021116
  11. #000000

Tints

#16abdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16abdb
  2. #2db3df
  3. #45bce2
  4. #5cc4e6
  5. #73cde9
  6. #8bd5ed
  7. #a2ddf1
  8. #b9e6f4
  9. #d0eef8
  10. #e8f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16abdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16abdb
  2. #21a7d2
  3. #2ba2c9
  4. #369ec0
  5. #409ab7
  6. #4b96ae
  7. #5691a4
  8. #608d9b
  9. #6b8992
  10. #758489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea4ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7997da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74a9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #619fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16abdb {
  color: #16abdb;
}
Background
.bg-16abdb {
  background-color: #16abdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16abdb {
  border: 2px solid #16abdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16abdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 171 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16abdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16abdb, #1648db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16abdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 171 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.43 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.47 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.11 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.58 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.99 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.84 #e95424 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16abdb  rgb(22, 171, 219)  hsl(195, 82%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db4616  rgb(219, 70, 22)  hsl(15, 82%, 47%)  Sinopia
#db16ab  rgb(219, 22, 171)  hsl(315, 82%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#abdb16  rgb(171, 219, 22)  hsl(75, 82%, 47%)  Yellow Green