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#18DCFF

#18dcff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18dcff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 86.27% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.59% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 189.09°, 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.1.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.586

Complementary

  1. #18dcff
  2. #ff3b18

Split complementary

  1. #18dcff
  2. #ff1869
  3. #ffaf18

Analogous

  1. #18ffaf
  2. #18dcff
  3. #1869ff

Triadic

  1. #18dcff
  2. #ff18dc
  3. #dcff18

Tetradic

  1. #18dcff
  2. #3b18ff
  3. #ff3b18
  4. #dcff18

Square

  1. #18dcff
  2. #af18ff
  3. #ff3b18
  4. #69ff18

Monochromatic

  1. #006b7e
  2. #00accb
  3. #18dcff
  4. #65e8ff
  5. #b1f3ff

Shades

#18dcff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18dcff
  2. #16c6e6
  3. #13b0cc
  4. #119ab3
  5. #0e8499
  6. #0c6e80
  7. #0a5866
  8. #07424d
  9. #052c33
  10. #02161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#18dcff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18dcff
  2. #2fe0ff
  3. #46e3ff
  4. #5de7ff
  5. #74eaff
  6. #8ceeff
  7. #a3f1ff
  8. #baf5ff
  9. #d1f8ff
  10. #e8fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18dcff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18dcff
  2. #22d3f2
  3. #2dcae6
  4. #37c0d9
  5. #42b7cc
  6. #4caec0
  7. #56a5b3
  8. #619ca6
  9. #6b9299
  10. #76898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d1e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4d5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8c1ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e9e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cd8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86ccff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18dcff {
  color: #18dcff;
}
Background
.bg-18dcff {
  background-color: #18dcff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18dcff {
  border: 2px solid #18dcff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18dcff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 220 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18dcff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18dcff, #1869ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18dcff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 220 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.10 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.69 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.03 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.53 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.79 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.83 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.07 #e72300 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#18dcff  rgb(24, 220, 255)  hsl(189, 100%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#ff3b18  rgb(255, 59, 24)  hsl(9, 100%, 55%)  Ferrari Red
#ff18dc  rgb(255, 24, 220)  hsl(309, 100%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#dcff18  rgb(220, 255, 24)  hsl(69, 100%, 55%)  Chartreuse Yellow