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#18BFEC

#18bfec ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18bfec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.83% cyan, 19.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 192.74°, with 84.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.4351

Complementary

  1. #18bfec
  2. #ec4518

Split complementary

  1. #18bfec
  2. #ec1855
  3. #ecaf18

Analogous

  1. #18ecaf
  2. #18bfec
  3. #1855ec

Triadic

  1. #18bfec
  2. #ec18bf
  3. #bfec18

Tetradic

  1. #18bfec
  2. #4518ec
  3. #ec4518
  4. #bfec18

Square

  1. #18bfec
  2. #af18ec
  3. #ec4518
  4. #55ec18

Monochromatic

  1. #085063
  2. #0e89aa
  3. #18bfec
  4. #5fd3f2
  5. #a5e6f8

Shades

#18bfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18bfec
  2. #16acd4
  3. #1399bd
  4. #1186a5
  5. #0e738e
  6. #0c6076
  7. #0a4c5e
  8. #073947
  9. #05262f
  10. #021318
  11. #000000

Tints

#18bfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18bfec
  2. #2fc5ee
  3. #46ccf0
  4. #5dd2f2
  5. #74d9f4
  6. #8cdff6
  7. #a3e5f7
  8. #baecf9
  9. #d1f2fb
  10. #e8f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18bfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18bfec
  2. #22b9e1
  3. #2db2d6
  4. #37accc
  5. #42a6c1
  6. #4ca0b6
  7. #5699ab
  8. #6193a0
  9. #6b8d96
  10. #76868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db6cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5baee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca8ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84bced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fb2ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18bfec {
  color: #18bfec;
}
Background
.bg-18bfec {
  background-color: #18bfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18bfec {
  border: 2px solid #18bfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18bfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 191 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18bfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18bfec, #1855ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18bfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 191 236 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.85 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.97 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.20 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.83 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.87 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.12 #e74013 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#18bfec  rgb(24, 191, 236)  hsl(193, 85%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec4518  rgb(236, 69, 24)  hsl(13, 85%, 51%)  Coquelicot
#ec18bf  rgb(236, 24, 191)  hsl(313, 85%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bfec18  rgb(191, 236, 24)  hsl(73, 85%, 51%)  Electric Lime