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#18CFEC

#18cfec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18cfec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 81.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.83% cyan, 12.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 188.21°, 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 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.16.

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Relative luminance0.5088

Complementary

  1. #18cfec
  2. #ec3518

Split complementary

  1. #18cfec
  2. #ec1865
  3. #ec9f18

Analogous

  1. #18ec9f
  2. #18cfec
  3. #1865ec

Triadic

  1. #18cfec
  2. #ec18cf
  3. #cfec18

Tetradic

  1. #18cfec
  2. #3518ec
  3. #ec3518
  4. #cfec18

Square

  1. #18cfec
  2. #9f18ec
  3. #ec3518
  4. #65ec18

Monochromatic

  1. #085663
  2. #0e94aa
  3. #18cfec
  4. #5fdef2
  5. #a5ecf8

Shades

#18cfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18cfec
  2. #16bad4
  3. #13a6bd
  4. #1191a5
  5. #0e7c8e
  6. #0c6876
  7. #0a535e
  8. #073e47
  9. #05292f
  10. #021518
  11. #000000

Tints

#18cfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18cfec
  2. #2fd4ee
  3. #46d9f0
  4. #5dddf2
  5. #74e2f4
  6. #8ce7f6
  7. #a3ecf7
  8. #baf1f9
  9. #d1f5fb
  10. #e8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18cfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18cfec
  2. #22c7e1
  3. #2dbfd6
  4. #37b7cc
  5. #42afc1
  6. #4ca8b6
  7. #56a0ab
  8. #6198a0
  9. #6b9096
  10. #76888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97c4d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c8ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b5ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dad8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94cbed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fc0ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d6e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18cfec {
  color: #18cfec;
}
Background
.bg-18cfec {
  background-color: #18cfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18cfec {
  border: 2px solid #18cfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18cfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 207 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18cfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18cfec, #1865ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18cfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 207 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.16 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.77 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.04 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.84 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.70 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.75 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 11.10 #e73013 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#18cfec  rgb(24, 207, 236)  hsl(188, 85%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#ec3518  rgb(236, 53, 24)  hsl(8, 85%, 51%)  Candy Apple Red
#ec18cf  rgb(236, 24, 207)  hsl(308, 85%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#cfec18  rgb(207, 236, 24)  hsl(68, 85%, 51%)  Pear