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#17B4E2

#17b4e2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#17b4e2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 70.59% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.82% cyan, 20.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 193.6°, with 81.53% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.3832

Complementary

  1. #17b4e2
  2. #e24517

Split complementary

  1. #17b4e2
  2. #e2174e
  3. #e2ab17

Analogous

  1. #17e2ab
  2. #17b4e2
  3. #174ee2

Triadic

  1. #17b4e2
  2. #e217b4
  3. #b4e217

Tetradic

  1. #17b4e2
  2. #4517e2
  3. #e24517
  4. #b4e217

Square

  1. #17b4e2
  2. #ab17e2
  3. #e24517
  4. #4ee217

Monochromatic

  1. #094557
  2. #107d9d
  3. #17b4e2
  4. #58ccee
  5. #9de1f5

Shades

#17b4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17b4e2
  2. #15a2cb
  3. #1290b5
  4. #107e9e
  5. #0e6c88
  6. #0c5a71
  7. #09485a
  8. #073644
  9. #05242d
  10. #021217
  11. #000000

Tints

#17b4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17b4e2
  2. #2ebce5
  3. #45c3e8
  4. #5dcbeb
  5. #74d2ee
  6. #8bdaf1
  7. #a2e1f3
  8. #b9e9f6
  9. #d1f0f9
  10. #e8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17b4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17b4e2
  2. #22afd8
  3. #2caace
  4. #37a4c5
  5. #419fbb
  6. #4c9ab1
  7. #5695a7
  8. #61909d
  9. #6b8a94
  10. #76858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85acc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb0e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #829fe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bb2e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a8e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17b4e2 {
  color: #17b4e2;
}
Background
.bg-17b4e2 {
  background-color: #17b4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17b4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #17b4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17b4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 180 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17b4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17b4e2, #174ee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17b4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 180 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.82 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.67 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.16 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.68 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.83 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.00 #e84b1d Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#17b4e2  rgb(23, 180, 226)  hsl(194, 82%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e24517  rgb(226, 69, 23)  hsl(14, 82%, 49%)  Flame
#e217b4  rgb(226, 23, 180)  hsl(314, 82%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e217  rgb(180, 226, 23)  hsl(74, 82%, 49%)  Pear