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#16BFEB

#16bfeb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16bfeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 74.9% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.64% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 192.39°, with 84.19% saturation and 50.39% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.4343

Complementary

  1. #16bfeb
  2. #eb4216

Split complementary

  1. #16bfeb
  2. #eb1655
  3. #ebac16

Analogous

  1. #16ebac
  2. #16bfeb
  3. #1655eb

Triadic

  1. #16bfeb
  2. #eb16bf
  3. #bfeb16

Tetradic

  1. #16bfeb
  2. #4216eb
  3. #eb4216
  4. #bfeb16

Square

  1. #16bfeb
  2. #ac16eb
  3. #eb4216
  4. #55eb16

Monochromatic

  1. #084e60
  2. #0e87a6
  3. #16bfeb
  4. #5cd2f1
  5. #a3e6f7

Shades

#16bfeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bfeb
  2. #14acd4
  3. #1299bc
  4. #0f86a5
  5. #0d738d
  6. #0b6076
  7. #094c5e
  8. #073947
  9. #04262f
  10. #021318
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bfeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bfeb
  2. #2dc5ed
  3. #45ccef
  4. #5cd2f1
  5. #73d9f3
  6. #8bdff5
  7. #a2e5f7
  8. #b9ecf9
  9. #d0f2fb
  10. #e8f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bfeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bfeb
  2. #21b9e0
  3. #2bb2d6
  4. #36accb
  5. #40a6c0
  6. #4ba0b6
  7. #5699ab
  8. #6093a0
  9. #6b8d95
  10. #75868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb6ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6baed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca8eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84bcec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fb2eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bfeb {
  color: #16bfeb;
}
Background
.bg-16bfeb {
  background-color: #16bfeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bfeb {
  border: 2px solid #16bfeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bfeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 191 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bfeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bfeb, #1655eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bfeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 191 235 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.99 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.28 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.04 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.27 #e94014 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16bfeb  rgb(22, 191, 235)  hsl(192, 84%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#eb4216  rgb(235, 66, 22)  hsl(12, 84%, 50%)  Ferrari Red
#eb16bf  rgb(235, 22, 191)  hsl(312, 84%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#bfeb16  rgb(191, 235, 22)  hsl(72, 84%, 50%)  Electric Lime