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#18BFDB

#18bfdb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18bfdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 74.9% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.04% cyan, 12.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 188.62°, with 80.25% saturation and 47.65% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.12.

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Relative luminance0.4257

Complementary

  1. #18bfdb
  2. #db3418

Split complementary

  1. #18bfdb
  2. #db185d
  3. #db9618

Analogous

  1. #18db96
  2. #18bfdb
  3. #185ddb

Triadic

  1. #18bfdb
  2. #db18bf
  3. #bfdb18

Tetradic

  1. #18bfdb
  2. #3418db
  3. #db3418
  4. #bfdb18

Square

  1. #18bfdb
  2. #9618db
  3. #db3418
  4. #5ddb18

Monochromatic

  1. #094751
  2. #108396
  3. #18bfdb
  4. #53d6ec
  5. #98e7f4

Shades

#18bfdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18bfdb
  2. #16acc5
  3. #1399af
  4. #118699
  5. #0e7383
  6. #0c606e
  7. #0a4c58
  8. #073942
  9. #05262c
  10. #021316
  11. #000000

Tints

#18bfdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18bfdb
  2. #2fc5df
  3. #46cce2
  4. #5dd2e6
  5. #74d9e9
  6. #8cdfed
  7. #a3e5f1
  8. #baecf4
  9. #d1f2f8
  10. #e8f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18bfdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18bfdb
  2. #22b9d2
  3. #2db2c9
  4. #37acc0
  5. #42a6b7
  6. #4ca0ae
  7. #5699a4
  8. #61939b
  9. #6b8d92
  10. #768689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb5c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a7db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88bbdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75b1db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18bfdb {
  color: #18bfdb;
}
Background
.bg-18bfdb {
  background-color: #18bfdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18bfdb {
  border: 2px solid #18bfdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18bfdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 191 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18bfdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18bfdb, #185ddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18bfdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 191 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.12 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.53 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.97 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.02 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.32 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.70 #e74024 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#18bfdb  rgb(24, 191, 219)  hsl(189, 80%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#db3418  rgb(219, 52, 24)  hsl(9, 80%, 48%)  Lust
#db18bf  rgb(219, 24, 191)  hsl(309, 80%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#bfdb18  rgb(191, 219, 24)  hsl(69, 80%, 48%)  Pear