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#27BCDD

#27bcdd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#27bcdd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 73.73% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.35% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 190.88°, with 72.8% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 8.14.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4162

Complementary

  1. #27bcdd
  2. #dd4827

Split complementary

  1. #27bcdd
  2. #dd2761
  3. #dda327

Analogous

  1. #27dda3
  2. #27bcdd
  3. #2761dd

Triadic

  1. #27bcdd
  2. #dd27bc
  3. #bcdd27

Tetradic

  1. #27bcdd
  2. #4827dd
  3. #dd4827
  4. #bcdd27

Square

  1. #27bcdd
  2. #a327dd
  3. #dd4827
  4. #61dd27

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4e5c
  2. #19869f
  3. #27bcdd
  4. #69d0e7
  5. #abe5f2

Shades

#27bcdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #27bcdd
  2. #23a9c7
  3. #1f96b1
  4. #1b849b
  5. #177185
  6. #145e6f
  7. #104b58
  8. #0c3842
  9. #08262c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#27bcdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #27bcdd
  2. #3dc3e0
  3. #52c9e4
  4. #68d0e7
  5. #7dd7eb
  6. #93deee
  7. #a9e4f1
  8. #beebf5
  9. #d4f2f8
  10. #e9f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#27bcdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #27bcdd
  2. #30b6d4
  3. #39b0ca
  4. #42aac1
  5. #4ba4b8
  6. #549eaf
  7. #5c98a5
  8. #65929c
  9. #6e8c93
  10. #778689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa5dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b9de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74afdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-27bcdd {
  color: #27bcdd;
}
Background
.bg-27bcdd {
  background-color: #27bcdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-27bcdd {
  border: 2px solid #27bcdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #27bcdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 188 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-27bcdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #27bcdd, #2761dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-27bcdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 188 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.14 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.50 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.75 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.22 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.71 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.21 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.52 #d84322 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#27bcdd  rgb(39, 188, 221)  hsl(191, 73%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd4827  rgb(221, 72, 39)  hsl(11, 73%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#dd27bc  rgb(221, 39, 188)  hsl(311, 73%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdd27  rgb(188, 221, 39)  hsl(71, 73%, 51%)  Pear