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#17BCDB

#17bcdb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#17bcdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 73.73% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.5% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 189.49°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 9.02.

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Relative luminance0.4126

Complementary

  1. #17bcdb
  2. #db3617

Split complementary

  1. #17bcdb
  2. #db175a
  3. #db9817

Analogous

  1. #17db98
  2. #17bcdb
  3. #175adb

Triadic

  1. #17bcdb
  2. #db17bc
  3. #bcdb17

Tetradic

  1. #17bcdb
  2. #3617db
  3. #db3617
  4. #bcdb17

Square

  1. #17bcdb
  2. #9817db
  3. #db3617
  4. #5adb17

Monochromatic

  1. #084551
  2. #108196
  3. #17bcdb
  4. #52d4ed
  5. #97e5f4

Shades

#17bcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17bcdb
  2. #15a9c5
  3. #1296af
  4. #108499
  5. #0e7183
  6. #0c5e6e
  7. #094b58
  8. #073842
  9. #05262c
  10. #021316
  11. #000000

Tints

#17bcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17bcdb
  2. #2ec3df
  3. #45c9e2
  4. #5dd0e6
  5. #74d7e9
  6. #8bdeed
  7. #a2e4f1
  8. #b9ebf4
  9. #d1f2f8
  10. #e8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17bcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17bcdb
  2. #22b6d2
  3. #2cb0c9
  4. #37aac0
  5. #41a4b7
  6. #4c9eae
  7. #5698a4
  8. #61929b
  9. #6b8c92
  10. #768689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa5db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72aedb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17bcdb {
  color: #17bcdb;
}
Background
.bg-17bcdb {
  background-color: #17bcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17bcdb {
  border: 2px solid #17bcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17bcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 188 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17bcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17bcdb, #175adb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17bcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 188 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.02 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.11 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.90 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.51 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.52 #e84324 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#17bcdb  rgb(23, 188, 219)  hsl(189, 81%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db3617  rgb(219, 54, 23)  hsl(9, 81%, 47%)  Lust
#db17bc  rgb(219, 23, 188)  hsl(309, 81%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdb17  rgb(188, 219, 23)  hsl(69, 81%, 47%)  Pear