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#16BFEF

#16bfef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16bfef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.79% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.27°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.4366

Complementary

  1. #16bfef
  2. #ef4616

Split complementary

  1. #16bfef
  2. #ef1653
  3. #efb216

Analogous

  1. #16efb2
  2. #16bfef
  3. #1653ef

Triadic

  1. #16bfef
  2. #ef16bf
  3. #bfef16

Tetradic

  1. #16bfef
  2. #4616ef
  3. #ef4616
  4. #bfef16

Square

  1. #16bfef
  2. #b216ef
  3. #ef4616
  4. #53ef16

Monochromatic

  1. #075065
  2. #0c89ad
  3. #16bfef
  4. #5ed3f4
  5. #a5e6f9

Shades

#16bfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bfef
  2. #14acd7
  3. #1299bf
  4. #0f86a7
  5. #0d738f
  6. #0b6078
  7. #094c60
  8. #073948
  9. #042630
  10. #021318
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bfef
  2. #2dc5f1
  3. #45ccf2
  4. #5cd2f4
  5. #73d9f5
  6. #8bdff7
  7. #a2e5f9
  8. #b9ecfa
  9. #d0f2fc
  10. #e8f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bfef
  2. #21b9e4
  3. #2bb2d9
  4. #36acce
  5. #40a6c3
  6. #4ba0b8
  7. #5699ac
  8. #6093a1
  9. #6b8d96
  10. #75868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db6cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4bbf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa8ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83bdf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6eb2ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c8dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bfef {
  color: #16bfef;
}
Background
.bg-16bfef {
  background-color: #16bfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bfef {
  border: 2px solid #16bfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bfef, #1653ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.02 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.07 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.17 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.27 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.56 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.38 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.79 #e94010 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16bfef  rgb(22, 191, 239)  hsl(193, 87%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef4616  rgb(239, 70, 22)  hsl(13, 87%, 51%)  Coquelicot
#ef16bf  rgb(239, 22, 191)  hsl(313, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bfef16  rgb(191, 239, 22)  hsl(73, 87%, 51%)  Electric Lime