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#18AFE0

#18afe0 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18afe0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 68.63% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.29% cyan, 21.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 194.7°, with 80.65% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3624

Complementary

  1. #18afe0
  2. #e04918

Split complementary

  1. #18afe0
  2. #e0184b
  3. #e0ad18

Analogous

  1. #18e0ad
  2. #18afe0
  3. #184be0

Triadic

  1. #18afe0
  2. #e018af
  3. #afe018

Tetradic

  1. #18afe0
  2. #4918e0
  3. #e04918
  4. #afe018

Square

  1. #18afe0
  2. #ad18e0
  3. #e04918
  4. #4be018

Monochromatic

  1. #094356
  2. #11799b
  3. #18afe0
  4. #57c8ed
  5. #9ddff4

Shades

#18afe0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18afe0
  2. #169eca
  3. #138cb3
  4. #117b9d
  5. #0e6986
  6. #0c5870
  7. #0a465a
  8. #073543
  9. #05232d
  10. #021216
  11. #000000

Tints

#18afe0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18afe0
  2. #2fb7e3
  3. #46bfe6
  4. #5dc7e9
  5. #74cfec
  6. #8cd7f0
  7. #a3dff3
  8. #bae7f6
  9. #d1eff9
  10. #e8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18afe0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18afe0
  2. #22aad6
  3. #2da6cd
  4. #37a1c3
  5. #429cba
  6. #4c98b0
  7. #5693a6
  8. #618e9d
  9. #6b8993
  10. #76858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a7be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95ace2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c9bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77ade1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63a3e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18afe0 {
  color: #18afe0;
}
Background
.bg-18afe0 {
  background-color: #18afe0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18afe0 {
  border: 2px solid #18afe0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18afe0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 175 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18afe0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18afe0, #184be0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18afe0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 175 224 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.37 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.23 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.74 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.19 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.19 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.95 #e7501f Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#18afe0  rgb(24, 175, 224)  hsl(195, 81%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e04918  rgb(224, 73, 24)  hsl(15, 81%, 49%)  Flame
#e018af  rgb(224, 24, 175)  hsl(315, 81%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#afe018  rgb(175, 224, 24)  hsl(75, 81%, 49%)  June Bud