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#44BCD9

#44bcd9 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#44bcd9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 73.73% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.66% cyan, 13.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 191.68°, with 66.22% saturation and 55.88% 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.69.

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Relative luminance0.4221

Complementary

  1. #44bcd9
  2. #d96144

Split complementary

  1. #44bcd9
  2. #d94471
  3. #d9ab44

Analogous

  1. #44d9ab
  2. #44bcd9
  3. #4471d9

Triadic

  1. #44bcd9
  2. #d944bc
  3. #bcd944

Tetradic

  1. #44bcd9
  2. #6144d9
  3. #d96144
  4. #bcd944

Square

  1. #44bcd9
  2. #ab44d9
  3. #d96144
  4. #71d944

Monochromatic

  1. #165d6e
  2. #2392ad
  3. #44bcd9
  4. #84d3e6
  5. #c3eaf3

Shades

#44bcd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #44bcd9
  2. #3da9c3
  3. #3696ae
  4. #308498
  5. #297182
  6. #225e6d
  7. #1b4b57
  8. #143841
  9. #0e262b
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#44bcd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #44bcd9
  2. #57c3dd
  3. #69c9e1
  4. #7cd0e4
  5. #8fd7e8
  6. #a2deec
  7. #b4e4f0
  8. #c7ebf4
  9. #daf2f7
  10. #ecf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#44bcd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #44bcd9
  2. #4ab6d0
  3. #50b0c7
  4. #56aabe
  5. #5ca4b5
  6. #629ead
  7. #6898a4
  8. #6e929b
  9. #748c92
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb4c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b7db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a7d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cb9da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cb0d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-44bcd9 {
  color: #44bcd9;
}
Background
.bg-44bcd9 {
  background-color: #44bcd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-44bcd9 {
  border: 2px solid #44bcd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #44bcd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 188 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 66% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-44bcd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #44bcd9, #4471d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-44bcd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 188 217 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.69 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.04 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.53 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.26 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.02 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.12 #bb4326 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#44bcd9  rgb(68, 188, 217)  hsl(192, 66%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#d96144  rgb(217, 97, 68)  hsl(12, 66%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#d944bc  rgb(217, 68, 188)  hsl(312, 66%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd944  rgb(188, 217, 68)  hsl(72, 66%, 56%)  June Bud