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#16C8FB

#16c8fb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16c8fb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 78.43% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.24% cyan, 20.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 193.36°, with 96.62% saturation and 53.53% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.4844

Complementary

  1. #16c8fb
  2. #fb4916

Split complementary

  1. #16c8fb
  2. #fb1656
  3. #fbbb16

Analogous

  1. #16fbbb
  2. #16c8fb
  3. #1656fb

Triadic

  1. #16c8fb
  2. #fb16c8
  3. #c8fb16

Tetradic

  1. #16c8fb
  2. #4916fb
  3. #fb4916
  4. #c8fb16

Square

  1. #16c8fb
  2. #bb16fb
  3. #fb4916
  4. #56fb16

Monochromatic

  1. #025c76
  2. #0397c1
  3. #16c8fb
  4. #61dafc
  5. #acecfe

Shades

#16c8fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16c8fb
  2. #14b4e2
  3. #12a0c9
  4. #0f8cb0
  5. #0d7897
  6. #0b647e
  7. #095064
  8. #073c4b
  9. #042832
  10. #021419
  11. #000000

Tints

#16c8fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16c8fb
  2. #2dcefb
  3. #45d3fc
  4. #5cd9fc
  5. #73defd
  6. #8be4fd
  7. #a2e9fd
  8. #b9effe
  9. #d0f4fe
  10. #e8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16c8fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16c8fb
  2. #21c1ef
  3. #2bbae2
  4. #36b2d6
  5. #40abca
  6. #4ba4be
  7. #569db1
  8. #6096a5
  9. #6b8e99
  10. #75878c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93bfd7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc4fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90b0fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89c5fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73bafb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16c8fb {
  color: #16c8fb;
}
Background
.bg-16c8fb {
  background-color: #16c8fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16c8fb {
  border: 2px solid #16c8fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16c8fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 200 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16c8fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16c8fb, #1656fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16c8fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 200 251 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.19 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.26 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.32 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.59 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.03 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.06 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 12.33 #e93704 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16c8fb  rgb(22, 200, 251)  hsl(193, 97%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fb4916  rgb(251, 73, 22)  hsl(13, 97%, 54%)  Orange Red
#fb16c8  rgb(251, 22, 200)  hsl(313, 97%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#c8fb16  rgb(200, 251, 22)  hsl(73, 97%, 54%)  Electric Lime