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#31CEEB

#31ceeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#31ceeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 80.78% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.15% cyan, 12.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 189.35°, with 82.3% saturation and 55.69% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5079

Complementary

  1. #31ceeb
  2. #eb4e31

Split complementary

  1. #31ceeb
  2. #eb3171
  3. #ebab31

Analogous

  1. #31ebab
  2. #31ceeb
  3. #3171eb

Triadic

  1. #31ceeb
  2. #eb31ce
  3. #ceeb31

Tetradic

  1. #31ceeb
  2. #4e31eb
  3. #eb4e31
  4. #ceeb31

Square

  1. #31ceeb
  2. #ab31eb
  3. #eb4e31
  4. #71eb31

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6777
  2. #12a3bd
  3. #31ceeb
  4. #77dff2
  5. #bceff9

Shades

#31ceeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31ceeb
  2. #2cb9d4
  3. #27a5bc
  4. #2290a5
  5. #1d7c8d
  6. #196776
  7. #14525e
  8. #0f3e47
  9. #0a292f
  10. #051518
  11. #000000

Tints

#31ceeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31ceeb
  2. #46d3ed
  3. #5ad8ef
  4. #6fddf1
  5. #83e2f3
  6. #98e7f5
  7. #adebf7
  8. #c1f0f9
  9. #d6f5fb
  10. #eafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31ceeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31ceeb
  2. #39c6e0
  3. #41bed6
  4. #49b7cb
  5. #51afc0
  6. #59a7b6
  7. #609fab
  8. #6897a0
  9. #709095
  10. #78888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c4d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c7ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b5eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96caec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82c0eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-31ceeb {
  color: #31ceeb;
}
Background
.bg-31ceeb {
  background-color: #31ceeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-31ceeb {
  border: 2px solid #31ceeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31ceeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 206 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31ceeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31ceeb, #3171eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31ceeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 206 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.46 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.35 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.15 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.19 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.20 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.31 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.48 #ce3114 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#31ceeb  rgb(49, 206, 235)  hsl(189, 82%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#eb4e31  rgb(235, 78, 49)  hsl(9, 82%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#eb31ce  rgb(235, 49, 206)  hsl(309, 82%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#ceeb31  rgb(206, 235, 49)  hsl(69, 82%, 56%)  Pear