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#1AAECD

#1aaecd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1aaecd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.2% red, 68.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.32% cyan, 15.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 190.39°, with 77.49% saturation and 45.29% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.72.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.349

Complementary

  1. #1aaecd
  2. #cd391a

Split complementary

  1. #1aaecd
  2. #cd1a54
  3. #cd921a

Analogous

  1. #1acd92
  2. #1aaecd
  3. #1a54cd

Triadic

  1. #1aaecd
  2. #cd1aae
  3. #aecd1a

Tetradic

  1. #1aaecd
  2. #391acd
  3. #cd391a
  4. #aecd1a

Square

  1. #1aaecd
  2. #921acd
  3. #cd391a
  4. #54cd1a

Monochromatic

  1. #093b45
  2. #117489
  3. #1aaecd
  4. #4bcde8
  5. #8fe0f1

Shades

#1aaecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1aaecd
  2. #179db9
  3. #158ba4
  4. #127a90
  5. #10687b
  6. #0d5767
  7. #0a4652
  8. #08343e
  9. #052329
  10. #031115
  11. #000000

Tints

#1aaecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1aaecd
  2. #31b6d2
  3. #48bed7
  4. #5fc6dc
  5. #76cee1
  6. #8dd7e6
  7. #a3dfeb
  8. #bae7f0
  9. #d1eff5
  10. #e8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1aaecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1aaecd
  2. #24a9c5
  3. #2ea5be
  4. #39a0b6
  5. #439cae
  6. #4d97a7
  7. #57929f
  8. #618e97
  9. #6c898f
  10. #768588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa5b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa9cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8499cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7babce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69a2cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1aaecd {
  color: #1aaecd;
}
Background
.bg-1aaecd {
  background-color: #1aaecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1aaecd {
  border: 2px solid #1aaecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1aaecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 26 174 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1aaecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1aaecd, #1a54cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1aaecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(26 174 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.72 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.81 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.80 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.66 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.83 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.48 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.55 #e55132 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#1aaecd  rgb(26, 174, 205)  hsl(190, 77%, 45%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd391a  rgb(205, 57, 26)  hsl(10, 77%, 45%)  Sinopia
#cd1aae  rgb(205, 26, 174)  hsl(310, 77%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#aecd1a  rgb(174, 205, 26)  hsl(70, 77%, 45%)  Yellow Green