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#18C8FF

#18c8ff ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18c8ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.59% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 194.29°, with 100% saturation and 54.71% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.4872

Complementary

  1. #18c8ff
  2. #ff4f18

Split complementary

  1. #18c8ff
  2. #ff1854
  3. #ffc318

Analogous

  1. #18ffc3
  2. #18c8ff
  3. #1854ff

Triadic

  1. #18c8ff
  2. #ff18c8
  3. #c8ff18

Tetradic

  1. #18c8ff
  2. #4f18ff
  3. #ff4f18
  4. #c8ff18

Square

  1. #18c8ff
  2. #c318ff
  3. #ff4f18
  4. #54ff18

Monochromatic

  1. #00607e
  2. #009acb
  3. #18c8ff
  4. #65daff
  5. #b1ecff

Shades

#18c8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18c8ff
  2. #16b4e6
  3. #13a0cc
  4. #118cb3
  5. #0e7899
  6. #0c6480
  7. #0a5066
  8. #073c4d
  9. #052833
  10. #02141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#18c8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18c8ff
  2. #2fceff
  3. #46d3ff
  4. #5dd9ff
  5. #74deff
  6. #8ce4ff
  7. #a3e9ff
  8. #baefff
  9. #d1f4ff
  10. #e8faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18c8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18c8ff
  2. #22c1f2
  3. #2dbae6
  4. #37b2d9
  5. #42abcc
  6. #4ca4c0
  7. #569db3
  8. #6196a6
  9. #6b8e99
  10. #76878d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bfd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aac4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8eb1fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88c6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72bbff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18c8ff {
  color: #18c8ff;
}
Background
.bg-18c8ff {
  background-color: #18c8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18c8ff {
  border: 2px solid #18c8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18c8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 200 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18c8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18c8ff, #1854ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18c8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 200 255 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.34 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.22 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.33 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.35 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.27 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.28 #e73700 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#18c8ff  rgb(24, 200, 255)  hsl(194, 100%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff4f18  rgb(255, 79, 24)  hsl(14, 100%, 55%)  Orange Red
#ff18c8  rgb(255, 24, 200)  hsl(314, 100%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#c8ff18  rgb(200, 255, 24)  hsl(74, 100%, 55%)  Electric Lime