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#04B2CF

#04b2cf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#04b2cf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 69.8% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.07% cyan, 14.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 188.57°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.58.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3637

Complementary

  1. #04b2cf
  2. #cf2104

Split complementary

  1. #04b2cf
  2. #cf044c
  3. #cf8604

Analogous

  1. #04cf86
  2. #04b2cf
  3. #044ccf

Triadic

  1. #04b2cf
  2. #cf04b2
  3. #b2cf04

Tetradic

  1. #04b2cf
  2. #2104cf
  3. #cf2104
  4. #b2cf04

Square

  1. #04b2cf
  2. #8604cf
  3. #cf2104
  4. #4ccf04

Monochromatic

  1. #013139
  2. #037184
  3. #04b2cf
  4. #25dcfb
  5. #70e8fc

Shades

#04b2cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04b2cf
  2. #04a0ba
  3. #038ea6
  4. #037d91
  5. #026b7c
  6. #025968
  7. #024753
  8. #01353e
  9. #012429
  10. #001215
  11. #000000

Tints

#04b2cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04b2cf
  2. #1dbad4
  3. #36c1d9
  4. #4fc9dd
  5. #68d1e2
  6. #82d9e7
  7. #9be0ec
  8. #b4e8f1
  9. #cdf0f5
  10. #e6f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04b2cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04b2cf
  2. #10adc7
  3. #1da8bf
  4. #29a3b7
  5. #369eaf
  6. #4299a8
  7. #4e94a0
  8. #5b8f98
  9. #678a90
  10. #748588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eacd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879bcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7daed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6aa5cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04b2cf {
  color: #04b2cf;
}
Background
.bg-04b2cf {
  background-color: #04b2cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-04b2cf {
  border: 2px solid #04b2cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04b2cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 178 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04b2cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04b2cf, #044ccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04b2cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 178 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.58 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.05 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.24 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.90 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.19 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.72 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.73 #fb4d30 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#04b2cf  rgb(4, 178, 207)  hsl(189, 96%, 41%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf2104  rgb(207, 33, 4)  hsl(9, 96%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#cf04b2  rgb(207, 4, 178)  hsl(309, 96%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#b2cf04  rgb(178, 207, 4)  hsl(69, 96%, 41%)  June Bud