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#18C8EC

#18c8ec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18c8ec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 78.43% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.83% cyan, 15.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 190.19°, 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.44.

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Relative luminance0.4756

Complementary

  1. #18c8ec
  2. #ec3c18

Split complementary

  1. #18c8ec
  2. #ec185e
  3. #eca618

Analogous

  1. #18eca6
  2. #18c8ec
  3. #185eec

Triadic

  1. #18c8ec
  2. #ec18c8
  3. #c8ec18

Tetradic

  1. #18c8ec
  2. #3c18ec
  3. #ec3c18
  4. #c8ec18

Square

  1. #18c8ec
  2. #a618ec
  3. #ec3c18
  4. #5eec18

Monochromatic

  1. #085363
  2. #0e8faa
  3. #18c8ec
  4. #5fd9f2
  5. #a5eaf8

Shades

#18c8ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18c8ec
  2. #16b4d4
  3. #13a0bd
  4. #118ca5
  5. #0e788e
  6. #0c6476
  7. #0a505e
  8. #073c47
  9. #05282f
  10. #021418
  11. #000000

Tints

#18c8ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18c8ec
  2. #2fceee
  3. #46d3f0
  4. #5dd9f2
  5. #74def4
  6. #8ce4f6
  7. #a3e9f7
  8. #baeff9
  9. #d1f4fb
  10. #e8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18c8ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18c8ec
  2. #22c1e1
  3. #2dbad6
  4. #37b2cc
  5. #42abc1
  6. #4ca4b6
  7. #569dab
  8. #6196a0
  9. #6b8e96
  10. #76878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92becf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c2ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97afec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dc4ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78baec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18c8ec {
  color: #18c8ec;
}
Background
.bg-18c8ec {
  background-color: #18c8ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18c8ec {
  border: 2px solid #18c8ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18c8ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 200 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18c8ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18c8ec, #185eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18c8ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 200 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.44 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.07 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.10 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.05 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.09 #e73713 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#18c8ec  rgb(24, 200, 236)  hsl(190, 85%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#ec3c18  rgb(236, 60, 24)  hsl(10, 85%, 51%)  Scarlet
#ec18c8  rgb(236, 24, 200)  hsl(310, 85%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#c8ec18  rgb(200, 236, 24)  hsl(70, 85%, 51%)  Pear