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#16CDEB

#16cdeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16cdeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.64% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 188.45°, 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.04.

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Relative luminance0.4983

Complementary

  1. #16cdeb
  2. #eb3416

Split complementary

  1. #16cdeb
  2. #eb1662
  3. #eb9e16

Analogous

  1. #16eb9e
  2. #16cdeb
  3. #1662eb

Triadic

  1. #16cdeb
  2. #eb16cd
  3. #cdeb16

Tetradic

  1. #16cdeb
  2. #3416eb
  3. #eb3416
  4. #cdeb16

Square

  1. #16cdeb
  2. #9e16eb
  3. #eb3416
  4. #62eb16

Monochromatic

  1. #085360
  2. #0e91a6
  3. #16cdeb
  4. #5cdcf1
  5. #a3ebf7

Shades

#16cdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16cdeb
  2. #14b9d4
  3. #12a4bc
  4. #0f90a5
  5. #0d7b8d
  6. #0b6776
  7. #09525e
  8. #073e47
  9. #04292f
  10. #021518
  11. #000000

Tints

#16cdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16cdeb
  2. #2dd2ed
  3. #45d7ef
  4. #5cdcf1
  5. #73e1f3
  6. #8be6f5
  7. #a2ebf7
  8. #b9f0f9
  9. #d0f5fb
  10. #e8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16cdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16cdeb
  2. #21c5e0
  3. #2bbed6
  4. #36b6cb
  5. #40aec0
  6. #4ba7b6
  7. #569fab
  8. #6097a0
  9. #6b8f95
  10. #75888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95c3d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c6ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db3eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92c9ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dbeeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16cdeb {
  color: #16cdeb;
}
Background
.bg-16cdeb {
  background-color: #16cdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16cdeb {
  border: 2px solid #16cdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16cdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16cdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16cdeb, #1662eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16cdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.04 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.90 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.09 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.14 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.28 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.93 #e93214 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#16cdeb  rgb(22, 205, 235)  hsl(188, 84%, 50%)  Sky Blue
#eb3416  rgb(235, 52, 22)  hsl(8, 84%, 50%)  Candy Apple Red
#eb16cd  rgb(235, 22, 205)  hsl(308, 84%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#cdeb16  rgb(205, 235, 22)  hsl(68, 84%, 50%)  Pear