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#12AED2

#12aed2 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#12aed2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 68.24% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.43% cyan, 17.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 191.25°, with 84.21% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.47.

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Relative luminance0.3505

Complementary

  1. #12aed2
  2. #d23612

Split complementary

  1. #12aed2
  2. #d2124e
  3. #d29612

Analogous

  1. #12d296
  2. #12aed2
  3. #124ed2

Triadic

  1. #12aed2
  2. #d212ae
  3. #aed212

Tetradic

  1. #12aed2
  2. #3612d2
  3. #d23612
  4. #aed212

Square

  1. #12aed2
  2. #9612d2
  3. #d23612
  4. #4ed212

Monochromatic

  1. #063945
  2. #0c748c
  3. #12aed2
  4. #42ceef
  5. #88e0f5

Shades

#12aed2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12aed2
  2. #109dbd
  3. #0e8ba8
  4. #0d7a93
  5. #0b687e
  6. #095769
  7. #074654
  8. #05343f
  9. #04232a
  10. #021115
  11. #000000

Tints

#12aed2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12aed2
  2. #2ab6d7
  3. #41bedb
  4. #59c6e0
  5. #71cee4
  6. #89d7e9
  7. #a0dfed
  8. #b8e7f2
  9. #d0eff6
  10. #e7f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12aed2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12aed2
  2. #1da9ca
  3. #28a5c2
  4. #33a0b9
  5. #3e9cb1
  6. #4997a9
  7. #5492a1
  8. #5f8e99
  9. #6a8990
  10. #758588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa6b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a9d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8199d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00baba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79abd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66a2d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12aed2 {
  color: #12aed2;
}
Background
.bg-12aed2 {
  background-color: #12aed2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12aed2 {
  border: 2px solid #12aed2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12aed2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 174 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 84% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12aed2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12aed2, #124ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12aed2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 174 210 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.47 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.75 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.72 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.27 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 11.79 #ed512d Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#12aed2  rgb(18, 174, 210)  hsl(191, 84%, 45%)  Moonstone Blue
#d23612  rgb(210, 54, 18)  hsl(11, 84%, 45%)  Sinopia
#d212ae  rgb(210, 18, 174)  hsl(311, 84%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#aed212  rgb(174, 210, 18)  hsl(71, 84%, 45%)  Yellow Green