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#16ABE2

#16abe2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16abe2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 67.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.27% cyan, 24.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 196.18°, with 82.26% saturation and 48.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.3479

Complementary

  1. #16abe2
  2. #e24d16

Split complementary

  1. #16abe2
  2. #e21645
  3. #e2b316

Analogous

  1. #16e2b3
  2. #16abe2
  3. #1645e2

Triadic

  1. #16abe2
  2. #e216ab
  3. #abe216

Tetradic

  1. #16abe2
  2. #4d16e2
  3. #e24d16
  4. #abe216

Square

  1. #16abe2
  2. #b316e2
  3. #e24d16
  4. #45e216

Monochromatic

  1. #084257
  2. #0f769c
  3. #16abe2
  4. #56c5ef
  5. #9cddf5

Shades

#16abe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16abe2
  2. #149acb
  3. #1289b5
  4. #0f789e
  5. #0d6788
  6. #0b5671
  7. #09445a
  8. #073344
  9. #04222d
  10. #021117
  11. #000000

Tints

#16abe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16abe2
  2. #2db3e5
  3. #45bce8
  4. #5cc4eb
  5. #73cdee
  6. #8bd5f1
  7. #a2ddf3
  8. #b9e6f6
  9. #d0eef9
  10. #e8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16abe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16abe2
  2. #21a7d8
  3. #2ba2ce
  4. #369ec5
  5. #409abb
  6. #4b96b1
  7. #5691a7
  8. #608d9d
  9. #6b8994
  10. #75848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa4be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fa9e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7698e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00babe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72aae4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5ea0e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16abe2 {
  color: #16abe2;
}
Background
.bg-16abe2 {
  background-color: #16abe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16abe2 {
  border: 2px solid #16abe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16abe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 171 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16abe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16abe2, #1645e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16abe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 171 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.68 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.78 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.10 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.06 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.29 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.52 #e9541d Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16abe2  rgb(22, 171, 226)  hsl(196, 82%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e24d16  rgb(226, 77, 22)  hsl(16, 82%, 49%)  Flame
#e216ab  rgb(226, 22, 171)  hsl(316, 82%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#abe216  rgb(171, 226, 22)  hsl(76, 82%, 49%)  Inchworm