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#26BBDE

#26bbde ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#26bbde is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 73.33% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.88% cyan, 15.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 191.41°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.55.

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Relative luminance0.4123

Complementary

  1. #26bbde
  2. #de4926

Split complementary

  1. #26bbde
  2. #de265f
  3. #dea526

Analogous

  1. #26dea5
  2. #26bbde
  3. #265fde

Triadic

  1. #26bbde
  2. #de26bb
  3. #bbde26

Tetradic

  1. #26bbde
  2. #4926de
  3. #de4926
  4. #bbde26

Square

  1. #26bbde
  2. #a526de
  3. #de4926
  4. #5fde26

Monochromatic

  1. #0e4e5d
  2. #18869f
  3. #26bbde
  4. #68d0e8
  5. #abe5f2

Shades

#26bbde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #26bbde
  2. #22a8c8
  3. #1e96b2
  4. #1b839b
  5. #177085
  6. #135e6f
  7. #0f4b59
  8. #0b3843
  9. #08252c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#26bbde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #26bbde
  2. #3cc2e1
  3. #51c9e5
  4. #67cfe8
  5. #7dd6eb
  6. #93ddef
  7. #a8e4f2
  8. #beebf5
  9. #d4f1f8
  10. #e9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#26bbde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #26bbde
  2. #2fb5d5
  3. #38afcb
  4. #41a9c2
  5. #4aa3b8
  6. #539eaf
  7. #5c98a6
  8. #65929c
  9. #6e8c93
  10. #778689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab2c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b6e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da5de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b8df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72aede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-26bbde {
  color: #26bbde;
}
Background
.bg-26bbde {
  background-color: #26bbde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-26bbde {
  border: 2px solid #26bbde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #26bbde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 187 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-26bbde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #26bbde, #265fde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-26bbde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 187 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.55 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.49 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.51 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.15 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.47 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.77 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.37 #d94421 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#26bbde  rgb(38, 187, 222)  hsl(191, 74%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de4926  rgb(222, 73, 38)  hsl(11, 74%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#de26bb  rgb(222, 38, 187)  hsl(311, 74%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bbde26  rgb(187, 222, 38)  hsl(71, 74%, 51%)  Pear