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#18DBFF

#18dbff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18dbff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 85.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.59% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 189.35°, 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.92.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.5808

Complementary

  1. #18dbff
  2. #ff3c18

Split complementary

  1. #18dbff
  2. #ff1868
  3. #ffb018

Analogous

  1. #18ffb0
  2. #18dbff
  3. #1868ff

Triadic

  1. #18dbff
  2. #ff18db
  3. #dbff18

Tetradic

  1. #18dbff
  2. #3c18ff
  3. #ff3c18
  4. #dbff18

Square

  1. #18dbff
  2. #b018ff
  3. #ff3c18
  4. #68ff18

Monochromatic

  1. #006a7e
  2. #00abcb
  3. #18dbff
  4. #65e7ff
  5. #b1f3ff

Shades

#18dbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18dbff
  2. #16c5e6
  3. #13afcc
  4. #1199b3
  5. #0e8399
  6. #0c6e80
  7. #0a5866
  8. #07424d
  9. #052c33
  10. #02161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#18dbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18dbff
  2. #2fdfff
  3. #46e2ff
  4. #5de6ff
  5. #74e9ff
  6. #8cedff
  7. #a3f1ff
  8. #baf4ff
  9. #d1f8ff
  10. #e8fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18dbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18dbff
  2. #22d2f2
  3. #2dc9e6
  4. #37c0d9
  5. #42b7cc
  6. #4caec0
  7. #56a4b3
  8. #619ba6
  9. #6b9299
  10. #76898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2d4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7c0ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e8e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bd7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85cbff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18dbff {
  color: #18dbff;
}
Background
.bg-18dbff {
  background-color: #18dbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18dbff {
  border: 2px solid #18dbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18dbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 219 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18dbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18dbff, #1868ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18dbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 219 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.92 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.47 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.06 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.28 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.69 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.06 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 11.14 #e72400 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#18dbff  rgb(24, 219, 255)  hsl(189, 100%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#ff3c18  rgb(255, 60, 24)  hsl(9, 100%, 55%)  Coquelicot
#ff18db  rgb(255, 24, 219)  hsl(309, 100%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#dbff18  rgb(219, 255, 24)  hsl(69, 100%, 55%)  Chartreuse Yellow