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#21CAED

#21caed ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#21caed is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 79.22% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.08% cyan, 14.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 190.29°, with 85% saturation and 52.94% 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 Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.25.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4868

Complementary

  1. #21caed
  2. #ed4421

Split complementary

  1. #21caed
  2. #ed2164
  3. #edaa21

Analogous

  1. #21edaa
  2. #21caed
  3. #2164ed

Triadic

  1. #21caed
  2. #ed21ca
  3. #caed21

Tetradic

  1. #21caed
  2. #4421ed
  3. #ed4421
  4. #caed21

Square

  1. #21caed
  2. #aa21ed
  3. #ed4421
  4. #64ed21

Monochromatic

  1. #095b6c
  2. #0f97b3
  3. #21caed
  4. #68dbf3
  5. #afecf8

Shades

#21caed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21caed
  2. #1eb6d5
  3. #1aa2be
  4. #178da6
  5. #14798e
  6. #116577
  7. #0d515f
  8. #0a3d47
  9. #07282f
  10. #031418
  11. #000000

Tints

#21caed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21caed
  2. #37cfef
  3. #4dd5f1
  4. #64daf2
  5. #7adff4
  6. #90e5f6
  7. #a6eaf8
  8. #bceffa
  9. #d3f4fb
  10. #e9fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21caed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21caed
  2. #2bc3e2
  3. #34bbd7
  4. #3eb4cc
  5. #47acc1
  6. #51a5b7
  7. #5a9eac
  8. #6496a1
  9. #6d8f96
  10. #77878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94c0d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c4ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b1ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fc6ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bbced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21caed {
  color: #21caed;
}
Background
.bg-21caed {
  background-color: #21caed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21caed {
  border: 2px solid #21caed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21caed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 202 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21caed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21caed, #2164ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21caed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 202 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.25 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.95 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.44 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.69 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.81 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.21 #de3512 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#21caed  rgb(33, 202, 237)  hsl(190, 85%, 53%)  Sky Blue
#ed4421  rgb(237, 68, 33)  hsl(10, 85%, 53%)  Ferrari Red
#ed21ca  rgb(237, 33, 202)  hsl(310, 85%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#caed21  rgb(202, 237, 33)  hsl(70, 85%, 53%)  Pear