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#23BFEF

#23bfef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#23bfef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 74.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.36% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.12°, 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.4385

Complementary

  1. #23bfef
  2. #ef5323

Split complementary

  1. #23bfef
  2. #ef2359
  3. #efb923

Analogous

  1. #23efb9
  2. #23bfef
  3. #2359ef

Triadic

  1. #23bfef
  2. #ef23bf
  3. #bfef23

Tetradic

  1. #23bfef
  2. #5323ef
  3. #ef5323
  4. #bfef23

Square

  1. #23bfef
  2. #b923ef
  3. #ef5323
  4. #59ef23

Monochromatic

  1. #085871
  2. #0d90b8
  3. #23bfef
  4. #6ad4f4
  5. #b2e8f9

Shades

#23bfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #23bfef
  2. #20acd7
  3. #1c99bf
  4. #1986a7
  5. #15738f
  6. #126078
  7. #0e4c60
  8. #0b3948
  9. #072630
  10. #041318
  11. #000000

Tints

#23bfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #23bfef
  2. #39c5f1
  3. #4fccf2
  4. #65d2f4
  5. #7bd9f5
  6. #91dff7
  7. #a7e5f9
  8. #bdecfa
  9. #d3f2fc
  10. #e9f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#23bfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #23bfef
  2. #2cb9e4
  3. #36b2d9
  4. #3facce
  5. #48a6c3
  6. #52a0b8
  7. #5b99ac
  8. #6493a1
  9. #6d8d96
  10. #77868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb7cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5bbf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ba9ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84bdf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70b2ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c8dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-23bfef {
  color: #23bfef;
}
Background
.bg-23bfef {
  background-color: #23bfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-23bfef {
  border: 2px solid #23bfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #23bfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-23bfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23bfef, #2359ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-23bfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.81 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.86 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.93 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.94 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.23 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.61 #dc4010 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#23bfef  rgb(35, 191, 239)  hsl(194, 86%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef5323  rgb(239, 83, 35)  hsl(14, 86%, 54%)  Flame
#ef23bf  rgb(239, 35, 191)  hsl(314, 86%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#bfef23  rgb(191, 239, 35)  hsl(74, 86%, 54%)  Electric Lime