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#57BFDD

#57bfdd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#57bfdd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 74.9% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.63% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.43°, with 66.34% saturation and 60.39% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.4451

Complementary

  1. #57bfdd
  2. #dd7557

Split complementary

  1. #57bfdd
  2. #dd577c
  3. #ddb857

Analogous

  1. #57ddb8
  2. #57bfdd
  3. #577cdd

Triadic

  1. #57bfdd
  2. #dd57bf
  3. #bfdd57

Tetradic

  1. #57bfdd
  2. #7557dd
  3. #dd7557
  4. #bfdd57

Square

  1. #57bfdd
  2. #b857dd
  3. #dd7557
  4. #7cdd57

Monochromatic

  1. #1a6a81
  2. #279ec1
  3. #57bfdd
  4. #97d7ea
  5. #d6eff7

Shades

#57bfdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #57bfdd
  2. #4eacc7
  3. #4699b1
  4. #3d869b
  5. #347385
  6. #2c606f
  7. #234c58
  8. #1a3942
  9. #11262c
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#57bfdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #57bfdd
  2. #68c5e0
  3. #79cce4
  4. #89d2e7
  5. #9ad9eb
  6. #abdfee
  7. #bce5f1
  8. #cdecf5
  9. #ddf2f8
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#57bfdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #57bfdd
  2. #5bb9d4
  3. #5fb2ca
  4. #63acc1
  5. #67a6b8
  6. #6ca0af
  7. #7099a5
  8. #74939c
  9. #788d93
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b7c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acbadf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99acdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92bcde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84b4dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #17c5d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-57bfdd {
  color: #57bfdd;
}
Background
.bg-57bfdd {
  background-color: #57bfdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-57bfdd {
  border: 2px solid #57bfdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #57bfdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 191 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-57bfdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #57bfdd, #577cdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-57bfdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 191 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.97 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.77 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.63 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.90 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.56 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.41 #a84022 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#57bfdd  rgb(87, 191, 221)  hsl(193, 66%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#dd7557  rgb(221, 117, 87)  hsl(13, 66%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#dd57bf  rgb(221, 87, 191)  hsl(313, 66%, 60%)  Orchid
#bfdd57  rgb(191, 221, 87)  hsl(73, 66%, 60%)  June Bud