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#26BFDA

#26bfda ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#26bfda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 74.9% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.57% cyan, 12.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 189°, with 70.87% saturation and 50.2% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.91.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4274

Complementary

  1. #26bfda
  2. #da4126

Split complementary

  1. #26bfda
  2. #da2665
  3. #da9b26

Analogous

  1. #26da9b
  2. #26bfda
  3. #2665da

Triadic

  1. #26bfda
  2. #da26bf
  3. #bfda26

Tetradic

  1. #26bfda
  2. #4126da
  3. #da4126
  4. #bfda26

Square

  1. #26bfda
  2. #9b26da
  3. #da4126
  4. #65da26

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4d58
  2. #1a8699
  3. #26bfda
  4. #67d2e5
  5. #a9e6f0

Shades

#26bfda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #26bfda
  2. #22acc4
  3. #1e99ae
  4. #1b8699
  5. #177383
  6. #13606d
  7. #0f4c57
  8. #0b3941
  9. #08262c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#26bfda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #26bfda
  2. #3cc5de
  3. #51cce1
  4. #67d2e5
  5. #7dd9e9
  6. #93dfed
  7. #a8e5f0
  8. #beecf4
  9. #d4f2f8
  10. #e9f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#26bfda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #26bfda
  2. #2fb9d1
  3. #38b2c8
  4. #41acbf
  5. #4aa6b6
  6. #53a0ad
  7. #5c99a4
  8. #65939b
  9. #6e8d92
  10. #778689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb5c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a8da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8abbdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77b1da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-26bfda {
  color: #26bfda;
}
Background
.bg-26bfda {
  background-color: #26bfda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-26bfda {
  border: 2px solid #26bfda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #26bfda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 191 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-26bfda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #26bfda, #2665da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-26bfda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 191 218 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.91 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.40 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.86 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.08 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.19 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.52 #d94025 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#26bfda  rgb(38, 191, 218)  hsl(189, 71%, 50%)  Sky Blue
#da4126  rgb(218, 65, 38)  hsl(9, 71%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#da26bf  rgb(218, 38, 191)  hsl(309, 71%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#bfda26  rgb(191, 218, 38)  hsl(69, 71%, 50%)  Pear