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#23BEEF

#23beef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#23beef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 74.51% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.36% cyan, 20.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.41°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.4342

Complementary

  1. #23beef
  2. #ef5423

Split complementary

  1. #23beef
  2. #ef2358
  3. #efba23

Analogous

  1. #23efba
  2. #23beef
  3. #2358ef

Triadic

  1. #23beef
  2. #ef23be
  3. #beef23

Tetradic

  1. #23beef
  2. #5423ef
  3. #ef5423
  4. #beef23

Square

  1. #23beef
  2. #ba23ef
  3. #ef5423
  4. #58ef23

Monochromatic

  1. #085871
  2. #0d8fb8
  3. #23beef
  4. #6ad3f4
  5. #b2e8f9

Shades

#23beef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #23beef
  2. #20abd7
  3. #1c98bf
  4. #1985a7
  5. #15728f
  6. #125f78
  7. #0e4c60
  8. #0b3948
  9. #072630
  10. #041318
  11. #000000

Tints

#23beef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #23beef
  2. #39c5f1
  3. #4fcbf2
  4. #65d2f4
  5. #7bd8f5
  6. #91dff7
  7. #a7e5f9
  8. #bdecfa
  9. #d3f2fc
  10. #e9f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#23beef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #23beef
  2. #2cb8e4
  3. #36b2d9
  4. #3fabce
  5. #48a5c3
  6. #529fb8
  7. #5b99ac
  8. #6493a1
  9. #6d8c96
  10. #77868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db6cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3baf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa8ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83bcf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fb1ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-23beef {
  color: #23beef;
}
Background
.bg-23beef {
  background-color: #23beef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-23beef {
  border: 2px solid #23beef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #23beef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 190 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-23beef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23beef, #2358ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-23beef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 190 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.50 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.75 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.05 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.07 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.27 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.13 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.28 #dc4110 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#23beef  rgb(35, 190, 239)  hsl(194, 86%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef5423  rgb(239, 84, 35)  hsl(14, 86%, 54%)  Flame
#ef23be  rgb(239, 35, 190)  hsl(314, 86%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#beef23  rgb(190, 239, 35)  hsl(74, 86%, 54%)  Electric Lime