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#1BB0CF

#1bb0cf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1bb0cf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 69.02% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.96% cyan, 14.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 190.33°, with 76.92% saturation and 45.88% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.81.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3579

Complementary

  1. #1bb0cf
  2. #cf3a1b

Split complementary

  1. #1bb0cf
  2. #cf1b56
  3. #cf941b

Analogous

  1. #1bcf94
  2. #1bb0cf
  3. #1b56cf

Triadic

  1. #1bb0cf
  2. #cf1bb0
  3. #b0cf1b

Tetradic

  1. #1bb0cf
  2. #3a1bcf
  3. #cf3a1b
  4. #b0cf1b

Square

  1. #1bb0cf
  2. #941bcf
  3. #cf3a1b
  4. #56cf1b

Monochromatic

  1. #093d48
  2. #12768b
  3. #1bb0cf
  4. #4fcee8
  5. #92e1f1

Shades

#1bb0cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bb0cf
  2. #189eba
  3. #168da6
  4. #137b91
  5. #106a7c
  6. #0e5868
  7. #0b4653
  8. #08353e
  9. #052329
  10. #031215
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bb0cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bb0cf
  2. #32b8d4
  3. #49c0d9
  4. #5fc8dd
  5. #76d0e2
  6. #8dd8e7
  7. #a4dfec
  8. #bbe7f1
  9. #d1eff5
  10. #e8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bb0cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bb0cf
  2. #25abc7
  3. #2fa6bf
  4. #39a2b7
  5. #439daf
  6. #4e98a8
  7. #5893a0
  8. #628e98
  9. #6c8a90
  10. #768588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a7b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9caad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859acf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7cadd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ba3cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bb0cf {
  color: #1bb0cf;
}
Background
.bg-1bb0cf {
  background-color: #1bb0cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bb0cf {
  border: 2px solid #1bb0cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bb0cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 176 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bb0cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bb0cf, #1b56cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bb0cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 176 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.81 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.38 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.57 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.90 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.05 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.05 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.67 #e44f30 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#1bb0cf  rgb(27, 176, 207)  hsl(190, 77%, 46%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf3a1b  rgb(207, 58, 27)  hsl(10, 77%, 46%)  Sinopia
#cf1bb0  rgb(207, 27, 176)  hsl(310, 77%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#b0cf1b  rgb(176, 207, 27)  hsl(70, 77%, 46%)  Yellow Green