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#26AEDB

#26aedb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#26aedb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 68.24% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.65% cyan, 20.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 194.92°, with 71.54% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.11.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.358

Complementary

  1. #26aedb
  2. #db5326

Split complementary

  1. #26aedb
  2. #db2653
  3. #dbae26

Analogous

  1. #26dbae
  2. #26aedb
  3. #2653db

Triadic

  1. #26aedb
  2. #db26ae
  3. #aedb26

Tetradic

  1. #26aedb
  2. #5326db
  3. #db5326
  4. #aedb26

Square

  1. #26aedb
  2. #ae26db
  3. #db5326
  4. #53db26

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4759
  2. #1a7b9b
  3. #26aedb
  4. #68c6e6
  5. #a9dff1

Shades

#26aedb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #26aedb
  2. #229dc5
  3. #1e8baf
  4. #1b7a99
  5. #176883
  6. #13576e
  7. #0f4658
  8. #0b3442
  9. #08232c
  10. #041116
  11. #000000

Tints

#26aedb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #26aedb
  2. #3cb6df
  3. #51bee2
  4. #67c6e6
  5. #7dcee9
  6. #93d7ed
  7. #a8dff1
  8. #bee7f4
  9. #d4eff8
  10. #e9f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#26aedb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #26aedb
  2. #2fa9d2
  3. #38a5c9
  4. #41a0c0
  5. #4a9cb7
  6. #5397ae
  7. #5c92a4
  8. #658e9b
  9. #6e8992
  10. #778589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96abdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e9ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79acdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66a2db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-26aedb {
  color: #26aedb;
}
Background
.bg-26aedb {
  background-color: #26aedb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-26aedb {
  border: 2px solid #26aedb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #26aedb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 174 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-26aedb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #26aedb, #2653db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-26aedb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 174 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.11 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.29 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.61 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.69 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.59 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.83 #d95124 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#26aedb  rgb(38, 174, 219)  hsl(195, 72%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db5326  rgb(219, 83, 38)  hsl(15, 72%, 50%)  Flame
#db26ae  rgb(219, 38, 174)  hsl(315, 72%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#aedb26  rgb(174, 219, 38)  hsl(75, 72%, 50%)  June Bud