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#01B3CD

#01b3cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#01b3cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 70.2% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.51% cyan, 12.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 187.65°, with 99.03% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 9.13.

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Relative luminance0.3665

Complementary

  1. #01b3cd
  2. #cd1b01

Split complementary

  1. #01b3cd
  2. #cd014d
  3. #cd8101

Analogous

  1. #01cd81
  2. #01b3cd
  3. #014dcd

Triadic

  1. #01b3cd
  2. #cd01b3
  3. #b3cd01

Tetradic

  1. #01b3cd
  2. #1b01cd
  3. #cd1b01
  4. #b3cd01

Square

  1. #01b3cd
  2. #8101cd
  3. #cd1b01
  4. #4dcd01

Monochromatic

  1. #002e35
  2. #017181
  3. #01b3cd
  4. #1de1fe
  5. #69ebfe

Shades

#01b3cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #01b3cd
  2. #01a1b9
  3. #018fa4
  4. #017d90
  5. #016b7b
  6. #015a67
  7. #004852
  8. #00363e
  9. #002429
  10. #001215
  11. #000000

Tints

#01b3cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #01b3cd
  2. #1abbd2
  3. #34c2d7
  4. #4dcadc
  5. #67d1e1
  6. #80d9e6
  7. #99e1eb
  8. #b3e8f0
  9. #ccf0f5
  10. #e6f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#01b3cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #01b3cd
  2. #0eaec5
  3. #1aa9be
  4. #27a4b6
  5. #349fae
  6. #419aa7
  7. #4d949f
  8. #5a8f97
  9. #678a8f
  10. #738588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81aab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0acce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899ccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7eafce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ca6cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-01b3cd {
  color: #01b3cd;
}
Background
.bg-01b3cd {
  background-color: #01b3cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-01b3cd {
  border: 2px solid #01b3cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #01b3cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 179 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-01b3cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #01b3cd, #014dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-01b3cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 179 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.13 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.59 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.47 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.75 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.78 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.10 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.21 #fe4c32 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#01b3cd  rgb(1, 179, 205)  hsl(188, 99%, 40%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd1b01  rgb(205, 27, 1)  hsl(8, 99%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#cd01b3  rgb(205, 1, 179)  hsl(308, 99%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#b3cd01  rgb(179, 205, 1)  hsl(68, 99%, 40%)  Pear