CYAN

Vivid Sky

#12C2E9

Conversions

HEX#12C2E9

RGBrgb(18, 194, 233)

HSLhsl(191, 86%, 49%)

HSVhsv(191, 92%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(92%, 17%, 0%, 9%)

Copy CSS

color: #12c2e9;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(18, 194, 233);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(191, 86%, 49%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.12 : 1

On ink blackPass · 9.04 : 1

Shades

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Pairings

About Vivid Sky

Vivid Sky is the hex color #12C2E9, which translates to rgb(18, 194, 233) in RGB and hsl(191, 86%, 49%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 191 degrees, with a saturation of 86 percent and a lightness of 49 percent. That combination gives Vivid Sky a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Vivid Sky compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF), a CIE76 distance of 14.7 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is cyan-500 (#00B8DB), at a distance of 4.2. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Cyan Blue at 9.0. Sorted by lightness, Vivid Sky is number 8 of the 18 cyan colors here.

Text on Vivid Sky

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Vivid Sky, led by Ink black at 9.04:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Vivid Sky already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Vivid Sky. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.87:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Vivid Sky

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Vivid Sky for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Vivid Sky

Format	Value
HEX	#12C2E9
RGB	rgb(18, 194, 233)
HSL	hsl(191, 86%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(191, 92%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(92%, 17%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.33% 0.1346 219.54)
CIELAB	lab(72.62 -26.21 -30.54)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.