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#18BBDA

#18bbda ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18bbda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 73.33% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.99% cyan, 14.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 189.59°, 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 9.02.

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Relative luminance0.408

Complementary

  1. #18bbda
  2. #da3718

Split complementary

  1. #18bbda
  2. #da185a
  3. #da9818

Analogous

  1. #18da98
  2. #18bbda
  3. #185ada

Triadic

  1. #18bbda
  2. #da18bb
  3. #bbda18

Tetradic

  1. #18bbda
  2. #3718da
  3. #da3718
  4. #bbda18

Square

  1. #18bbda
  2. #9818da
  3. #da3718
  4. #5ada18

Monochromatic

  1. #094550
  2. #108095
  3. #18bbda
  4. #52d3ec
  5. #97e5f4

Shades

#18bbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18bbda
  2. #16a8c4
  3. #1396ae
  4. #118399
  5. #0e7083
  6. #0c5e6d
  7. #0a4b57
  8. #073841
  9. #05252c
  10. #021316
  11. #000000

Tints

#18bbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18bbda
  2. #2fc2de
  3. #46c9e1
  4. #5dcfe5
  5. #74d6e9
  6. #8cdded
  7. #a3e4f0
  8. #baebf4
  9. #d1f1f8
  10. #e8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18bbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18bbda
  2. #22b5d1
  3. #2dafc8
  4. #37a9bf
  5. #42a3b6
  6. #4c9ead
  7. #5698a4
  8. #61929b
  9. #6b8c92
  10. #768689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b2c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b5dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b7db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71aeda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18bbda {
  color: #18bbda;
}
Background
.bg-18bbda {
  background-color: #18bbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18bbda {
  border: 2px solid #18bbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18bbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 187 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 80% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18bbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18bbda, #185ada);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18bbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 187 218 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.09 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.22 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.01 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.90 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.40 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.59 #e74425 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#18bbda  rgb(24, 187, 218)  hsl(190, 80%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da3718  rgb(218, 55, 24)  hsl(10, 80%, 47%)  Lust
#da18bb  rgb(218, 24, 187)  hsl(310, 80%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#bbda18  rgb(187, 218, 24)  hsl(70, 80%, 47%)  Pear