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#18B2DA

#18b2da ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18b2da is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 69.8% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.99% cyan, 18.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 192.37°, with 80.17% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.89.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.371

Complementary

  1. #18b2da
  2. #da4018

Split complementary

  1. #18b2da
  2. #da1851
  3. #daa118

Analogous

  1. #18daa1
  2. #18b2da
  3. #1851da

Triadic

  1. #18b2da
  2. #da18b2
  3. #b2da18

Tetradic

  1. #18b2da
  2. #4018da
  3. #da4018
  4. #b2da18

Square

  1. #18b2da
  2. #a118da
  3. #da4018
  4. #51da18

Monochromatic

  1. #094150
  2. #107a95
  3. #18b2da
  4. #52ccec
  5. #97e1f4

Shades

#18b2da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18b2da
  2. #16a0c4
  3. #138eae
  4. #117d99
  5. #0e6b83
  6. #0c596d
  7. #0a4757
  8. #073541
  9. #05242c
  10. #021216
  11. #000000

Tints

#18b2da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18b2da
  2. #2fbade
  3. #46c1e1
  4. #5dc9e5
  5. #74d1e9
  6. #8cd9ed
  7. #a3e0f0
  8. #bae8f4
  9. #d1f0f8
  10. #e8f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18b2da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18b2da
  2. #22add1
  3. #2da8c8
  4. #37a3bf
  5. #429eb6
  6. #4c99ad
  7. #5694a4
  8. #618f9b
  9. #6b8a92
  10. #768589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83aabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baedc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #839dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bafdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a6da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00baca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18b2da {
  color: #18b2da;
}
Background
.bg-18b2da {
  background-color: #18b2da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18b2da {
  border: 2px solid #18b2da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18b2da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 178 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 80% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18b2da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18b2da, #1851da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18b2da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 178 218 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.50 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.29 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.20 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.26 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.53 #e74d25 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#18b2da  rgb(24, 178, 218)  hsl(192, 80%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da4018  rgb(218, 64, 24)  hsl(12, 80%, 47%)  Sinopia
#da18b2  rgb(218, 24, 178)  hsl(312, 80%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#b2da18  rgb(178, 218, 24)  hsl(72, 80%, 47%)  June Bud