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#17CDEB

#17cdeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#17cdeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.21% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 188.49°, with 84.13% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.02.

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Relative luminance0.4984

Complementary

  1. #17cdeb
  2. #eb3517

Split complementary

  1. #17cdeb
  2. #eb1763
  3. #eb9f17

Analogous

  1. #17eb9f
  2. #17cdeb
  3. #1763eb

Triadic

  1. #17cdeb
  2. #eb17cd
  3. #cdeb17

Tetradic

  1. #17cdeb
  2. #3517eb
  3. #eb3517
  4. #cdeb17

Square

  1. #17cdeb
  2. #9f17eb
  3. #eb3517
  4. #63eb17

Monochromatic

  1. #085461
  2. #0e91a7
  3. #17cdeb
  4. #5ddcf1
  5. #a4ebf7

Shades

#17cdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17cdeb
  2. #15b9d4
  3. #12a4bc
  4. #1090a5
  5. #0e7b8d
  6. #0c6776
  7. #09525e
  8. #073e47
  9. #05292f
  10. #021518
  11. #000000

Tints

#17cdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17cdeb
  2. #2ed2ed
  3. #45d7ef
  4. #5ddcf1
  5. #74e1f3
  6. #8be6f5
  7. #a2ebf7
  8. #b9f0f9
  9. #d1f5fb
  10. #e8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17cdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17cdeb
  2. #22c5e0
  3. #2cbed6
  4. #37b6cb
  5. #41aec0
  6. #4ca7b6
  7. #569fab
  8. #6197a0
  9. #6b8f95
  10. #76888b
  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 #7ebeeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17cdeb {
  color: #17cdeb;
}
Background
.bg-17cdeb {
  background-color: #17cdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17cdeb {
  border: 2px solid #17cdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17cdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 84% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17cdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17cdeb, #1763eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17cdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.88 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.10 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.15 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.27 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.85 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.92 #e83214 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#17cdeb  rgb(23, 205, 235)  hsl(188, 84%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#eb3517  rgb(235, 53, 23)  hsl(8, 84%, 51%)  Candy Apple Red
#eb17cd  rgb(235, 23, 205)  hsl(308, 84%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#cdeb17  rgb(205, 235, 23)  hsl(68, 84%, 51%)  Pear