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#17C4E2

#17c4e2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#17c4e2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 76.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.82% cyan, 13.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 188.87°, 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.39.

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Relative luminance0.4515

Complementary

  1. #17c4e2
  2. #e23517

Split complementary

  1. #17c4e2
  2. #e2175e
  3. #e29b17

Analogous

  1. #17e29b
  2. #17c4e2
  3. #175ee2

Triadic

  1. #17c4e2
  2. #e217c4
  3. #c4e217

Tetradic

  1. #17c4e2
  2. #3517e2
  3. #e23517
  4. #c4e217

Square

  1. #17c4e2
  2. #9b17e2
  3. #e23517
  4. #5ee217

Monochromatic

  1. #094c57
  2. #10889d
  3. #17c4e2
  4. #58d8ee
  5. #9de8f5

Shades

#17c4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17c4e2
  2. #15b0cb
  3. #129db5
  4. #10899e
  5. #0e7688
  6. #0c6271
  7. #094e5a
  8. #073b44
  9. #05272d
  10. #021417
  11. #000000

Tints

#17c4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17c4e2
  2. #2ecae5
  3. #45d0e8
  4. #5dd6eb
  5. #74dcee
  6. #8be2f1
  7. #a2e7f3
  8. #b9edf6
  9. #d1f3f9
  10. #e8f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17c4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17c4e2
  2. #22bdd8
  3. #2cb6ce
  4. #37b0c5
  5. #41a9bb
  6. #4ca2b1
  7. #569ba7
  8. #61949d
  9. #6b8e94
  10. #76878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fbac8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afbde4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96abe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bc0e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78b6e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cbd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17c4e2 {
  color: #17c4e2;
}
Background
.bg-17c4e2 {
  background-color: #17c4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17c4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #17c4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17c4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 196 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17c4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17c4e2, #175ee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17c4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 196 226 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.25 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.55 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.59 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.50 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.66 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.13 #e83b1d Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#17c4e2  rgb(23, 196, 226)  hsl(189, 82%, 49%)  Sky Blue
#e23517  rgb(226, 53, 23)  hsl(9, 82%, 49%)  Lust
#e217c4  rgb(226, 23, 196)  hsl(309, 82%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#c4e217  rgb(196, 226, 23)  hsl(69, 82%, 49%)  Pear