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#16AEDF

#16aedf ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16aedf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 68.24% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.13% cyan, 21.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 194.63°, with 82.04% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3577

Complementary

  1. #16aedf
  2. #df4716

Split complementary

  1. #16aedf
  2. #df1649
  3. #dfac16

Analogous

  1. #16dfac
  2. #16aedf
  3. #1649df

Triadic

  1. #16aedf
  2. #df16ae
  3. #aedf16

Tetradic

  1. #16aedf
  2. #4716df
  3. #df4716
  4. #aedf16

Square

  1. #16aedf
  2. #ac16df
  3. #df4716
  4. #49df16

Monochromatic

  1. #084154
  2. #0f7899
  3. #16aedf
  4. #53c8ee
  5. #99dff5

Shades

#16aedf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16aedf
  2. #149dc9
  3. #128bb2
  4. #0f7a9c
  5. #0d6886
  6. #0b5770
  7. #094659
  8. #073443
  9. #04232d
  10. #021116
  11. #000000

Tints

#16aedf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16aedf
  2. #2db6e2
  3. #45bee5
  4. #5cc6e9
  5. #73ceec
  6. #8bd7ef
  7. #a2dff2
  8. #b9e7f5
  9. #d0eff9
  10. #e8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16aedf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16aedf
  2. #21a9d6
  3. #2ba5cc
  4. #36a0c3
  5. #409cb9
  6. #4b97b0
  7. #5692a6
  8. #608e9d
  9. #6b8993
  10. #75858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94abe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b9ade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76ace0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #62a2df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16aedf {
  color: #16aedf;
}
Background
.bg-16aedf {
  background-color: #16aedf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16aedf {
  border: 2px solid #16aedf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16aedf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 174 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 82% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16aedf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16aedf, #1649df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16aedf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 174 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.61 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.61 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.69 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.94 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.37 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.19 #e95120 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16aedf  rgb(22, 174, 223)  hsl(195, 82%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df4716  rgb(223, 71, 22)  hsl(15, 82%, 48%)  Flame
#df16ae  rgb(223, 22, 174)  hsl(315, 82%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#aedf16  rgb(174, 223, 22)  hsl(75, 82%, 48%)  June Bud