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#16BBDA

#16bbda ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16bbda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 73.33% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.91% cyan, 14.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 189.49°, 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 9.04.

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Relative luminance0.4077

Complementary

  1. #16bbda
  2. #da3516

Split complementary

  1. #16bbda
  2. #da1659
  3. #da9716

Analogous

  1. #16da97
  2. #16bbda
  3. #1659da

Triadic

  1. #16bbda
  2. #da16bb
  3. #bbda16

Tetradic

  1. #16bbda
  2. #3516da
  3. #da3516
  4. #bbda16

Square

  1. #16bbda
  2. #9716da
  3. #da3516
  4. #59da16

Monochromatic

  1. #08444f
  2. #0f7f95
  3. #16bbda
  4. #4fd4ed
  5. #95e5f4

Shades

#16bbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bbda
  2. #14a8c4
  3. #1296ae
  4. #0f8399
  5. #0d7083
  6. #0b5e6d
  7. #094b57
  8. #073841
  9. #04252c
  10. #021316
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bbda
  2. #2dc2de
  3. #45c9e1
  4. #5ccfe5
  5. #73d6e9
  6. #8bdded
  7. #a2e4f0
  8. #b9ebf4
  9. #d0f1f8
  10. #e8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bbda
  2. #21b5d1
  3. #2bafc8
  4. #36a9bf
  5. #40a3b6
  6. #4b9ead
  7. #5698a4
  8. #60929b
  9. #6b8c92
  10. #758689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b2c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b5dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b7db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71aeda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bbda {
  color: #16bbda;
}
Background
.bg-16bbda {
  background-color: #16bbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bbda {
  border: 2px solid #16bbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 187 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bbda, #1659da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 187 218 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.04 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.13 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.05 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.88 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.40 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.63 #e94425 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16bbda  rgb(22, 187, 218)  hsl(189, 82%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da3516  rgb(218, 53, 22)  hsl(9, 82%, 47%)  Lust
#da16bb  rgb(218, 22, 187)  hsl(309, 82%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#bbda16  rgb(187, 218, 22)  hsl(69, 82%, 47%)  Pear