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#22B4E4

#22b4e4 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#22b4e4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 70.59% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.09% cyan, 21.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 194.85°, with 78.23% saturation and 51.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.3858

Complementary

  1. #22b4e4
  2. #e45222

Split complementary

  1. #22b4e4
  2. #e42253
  3. #e4b322

Analogous

  1. #22e4b3
  2. #22b4e4
  3. #2253e4

Triadic

  1. #22b4e4
  2. #e422b4
  3. #b4e422

Tetradic

  1. #22b4e4
  2. #5222e4
  3. #e45222
  4. #b4e422

Square

  1. #22b4e4
  2. #b322e4
  3. #e45222
  4. #53e422

Monochromatic

  1. #0c4c61
  2. #1481a5
  3. #22b4e4
  4. #66cbec
  5. #aae2f5

Shades

#22b4e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #22b4e4
  2. #1fa2cd
  3. #1b90b6
  4. #187ea0
  5. #146c89
  6. #115a72
  7. #0e485b
  8. #0a3644
  9. #07242e
  10. #031217
  11. #000000

Tints

#22b4e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #22b4e4
  2. #38bce7
  3. #4ec3e9
  4. #64cbec
  5. #7ad2ef
  6. #91daf2
  7. #a7e1f4
  8. #bde9f7
  9. #d3f0fa
  10. #e9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#22b4e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #22b4e4
  2. #2bafda
  3. #35aad0
  4. #3ea4c6
  5. #489fbc
  6. #519ab2
  7. #5a95a8
  8. #64909e
  9. #6d8a94
  10. #77858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86acc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ab1e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #829fe3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7cb2e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a8e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-22b4e4 {
  color: #22b4e4;
}
Background
.bg-22b4e4 {
  background-color: #22b4e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-22b4e4 {
  border: 2px solid #22b4e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #22b4e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 180 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 78% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-22b4e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #22b4e4, #2253e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-22b4e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 180 228 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.76 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.16 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.50 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.17 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.73 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.80 #dd4b1b Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#22b4e4  rgb(34, 180, 228)  hsl(195, 78%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e45222  rgb(228, 82, 34)  hsl(15, 78%, 51%)  Flame
#e422b4  rgb(228, 34, 180)  hsl(315, 78%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e422  rgb(180, 228, 34)  hsl(75, 78%, 51%)  June Bud