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#17AFE1

#17afe1 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#17afe1 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 68.63% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.78% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 194.85°, with 81.45% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3628

Complementary

  1. #17afe1
  2. #e14917

Split complementary

  1. #17afe1
  2. #e1174a
  3. #e1ae17

Analogous

  1. #17e1ae
  2. #17afe1
  3. #174ae1

Triadic

  1. #17afe1
  2. #e117af
  3. #afe117

Tetradic

  1. #17afe1
  2. #4917e1
  3. #e14917
  4. #afe117

Square

  1. #17afe1
  2. #ae17e1
  3. #e14917
  4. #4ae117

Monochromatic

  1. #094356
  2. #10799c
  3. #17afe1
  4. #57c8ee
  5. #9cdff5

Shades

#17afe1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17afe1
  2. #159ecb
  3. #128cb4
  4. #107b9e
  5. #0e6987
  6. #0c5871
  7. #09465a
  8. #073544
  9. #05232d
  10. #021217
  11. #000000

Tints

#17afe1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17afe1
  2. #2eb7e4
  3. #45bfe7
  4. #5dc7ea
  5. #74cfed
  6. #8bd7f0
  7. #a2dff3
  8. #b9e7f6
  9. #d1eff9
  10. #e8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17afe1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17afe1
  2. #22aad7
  3. #2ca6ce
  4. #37a1c4
  5. #419cba
  6. #4c98b1
  7. #5693a7
  8. #618e9d
  9. #6b8993
  10. #76858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a8bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94ace3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c9be0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76ade2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63a3e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17afe1 {
  color: #17afe1;
}
Background
.bg-17afe1 {
  background-color: #17afe1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17afe1 {
  border: 2px solid #17afe1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17afe1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 175 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17afe1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17afe1, #174ae1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17afe1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 175 225 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.22 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.11 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.71 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.66 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.06 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.32 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.90 #e8501e Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#17afe1  rgb(23, 175, 225)  hsl(195, 81%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e14917  rgb(225, 73, 23)  hsl(15, 81%, 49%)  Flame
#e117af  rgb(225, 23, 175)  hsl(315, 81%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#afe117  rgb(175, 225, 23)  hsl(75, 81%, 49%)  June Bud