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#18BDF2

#18bdf2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18bdf2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 74.12% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.08% cyan, 21.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 194.59°, with 89.34% saturation and 52.16% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.43

Complementary

  1. #18bdf2
  2. #f24d18

Split complementary

  1. #18bdf2
  2. #f21850
  3. #f2ba18

Analogous

  1. #18f2ba
  2. #18bdf2
  3. #1850f2

Triadic

  1. #18bdf2
  2. #f218bd
  3. #bdf218

Tetradic

  1. #18bdf2
  2. #4d18f2
  3. #f24d18
  4. #bdf218

Square

  1. #18bdf2
  2. #ba18f2
  3. #f24d18
  4. #50f218

Monochromatic

  1. #06526b
  2. #0a8ab3
  3. #18bdf2
  4. #60d2f6
  5. #a9e6fa

Shades

#18bdf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18bdf2
  2. #16aada
  3. #1397c2
  4. #1184a9
  5. #0e7191
  6. #0c5f79
  7. #0a4c61
  8. #073949
  9. #052630
  10. #021318
  11. #000000

Tints

#18bdf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18bdf2
  2. #2fc4f3
  3. #46caf5
  4. #5dd1f6
  5. #74d7f7
  6. #8cdef9
  7. #a3e5fa
  8. #baebfb
  9. #d1f2fc
  10. #e8f8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18bdf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18bdf2
  2. #22b7e7
  3. #2db1db
  4. #37abd0
  5. #42a5c4
  6. #4c9fb9
  7. #5698ae
  8. #6192a2
  9. #6b8c97
  10. #76868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb5cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1baf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86a7f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80bbf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6bb0f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18bdf2 {
  color: #18bdf2;
}
Background
.bg-18bdf2 {
  background-color: #18bdf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18bdf2 {
  border: 2px solid #18bdf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18bdf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 189 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 89% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18bdf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18bdf2, #1850f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18bdf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 189 242 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.59 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.37 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.32 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.46 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.59 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.36 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.85 #e7420d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#18bdf2  rgb(24, 189, 242)  hsl(195, 89%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f24d18  rgb(242, 77, 24)  hsl(15, 89%, 52%)  Orange Red
#f218bd  rgb(242, 24, 189)  hsl(315, 89%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bdf218  rgb(189, 242, 24)  hsl(75, 89%, 52%)  Electric Lime