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#16C2EB

#16c2eb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16c2eb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 76.08% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.64% cyan, 17.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 191.55°, 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.18.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.4475

Complementary

  1. #16c2eb
  2. #eb3f16

Split complementary

  1. #16c2eb
  2. #eb1657
  3. #eba916

Analogous

  1. #16eba9
  2. #16c2eb
  3. #1657eb

Triadic

  1. #16c2eb
  2. #eb16c2
  3. #c2eb16

Tetradic

  1. #16c2eb
  2. #3f16eb
  3. #eb3f16
  4. #c2eb16

Square

  1. #16c2eb
  2. #a916eb
  3. #eb3f16
  4. #57eb16

Monochromatic

  1. #084f60
  2. #0e89a6
  3. #16c2eb
  4. #5cd4f1
  5. #a3e7f7

Shades

#16c2eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16c2eb
  2. #14afd4
  3. #129bbc
  4. #0f88a5
  5. #0d748d
  6. #0b6176
  7. #094e5e
  8. #073a47
  9. #04272f
  10. #021318
  11. #000000

Tints

#16c2eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16c2eb
  2. #2dc8ed
  3. #45ceef
  4. #5cd4f1
  5. #73daf3
  6. #8be1f5
  7. #a2e7f7
  8. #b9edf9
  9. #d0f3fb
  10. #e8f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16c2eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16c2eb
  2. #21bbe0
  3. #2bb5d6
  4. #36aecb
  5. #40a8c0
  6. #4ba1b6
  7. #569aab
  8. #6094a0
  9. #6b8d95
  10. #75878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb9cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9bded ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90aaeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87bfec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73b4eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cadb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16c2eb {
  color: #16c2eb;
}
Background
.bg-16c2eb {
  background-color: #16c2eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16c2eb {
  border: 2px solid #16c2eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16c2eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 194 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16c2eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16c2eb, #1657eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16c2eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 194 235 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.18 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.67 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.10 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.21 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.74 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.75 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.31 #e93d14 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16c2eb  rgb(22, 194, 235)  hsl(192, 84%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#eb3f16  rgb(235, 63, 22)  hsl(12, 84%, 50%)  Ferrari Red
#eb16c2  rgb(235, 22, 194)  hsl(312, 84%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#c2eb16  rgb(194, 235, 22)  hsl(72, 84%, 50%)  Electric Lime