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#1BB3CD

#1bb3cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1bb3cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 70.2% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.83% cyan, 12.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 188.76°, with 76.72% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.72.

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Relative luminance0.3688

Complementary

  1. #1bb3cd
  2. #cd351b

Split complementary

  1. #1bb3cd
  2. #cd1b5a
  3. #cd8e1b

Analogous

  1. #1bcd8e
  2. #1bb3cd
  3. #1b5acd

Triadic

  1. #1bb3cd
  2. #cd1bb3
  3. #b3cd1b

Tetradic

  1. #1bb3cd
  2. #351bcd
  3. #cd351b
  4. #b3cd1b

Square

  1. #1bb3cd
  2. #8e1bcd
  3. #cd351b
  4. #5acd1b

Monochromatic

  1. #093d46
  2. #127889
  3. #1bb3cd
  4. #4dd1e8
  5. #91e2f0

Shades

#1bb3cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bb3cd
  2. #18a1b9
  3. #168fa4
  4. #137d90
  5. #106b7b
  6. #0e5a67
  7. #0b4852
  8. #08363e
  9. #052429
  10. #031215
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bb3cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bb3cd
  2. #32bbd2
  3. #49c2d7
  4. #5fcadc
  5. #76d1e1
  6. #8dd9e6
  7. #a4e1eb
  8. #bbe8f0
  9. #d1f0f5
  10. #e8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bb3cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bb3cd
  2. #25aec5
  3. #2fa9be
  4. #39a4b6
  5. #439fae
  6. #4e9aa7
  7. #58949f
  8. #628f97
  9. #6c8a8f
  10. #768588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83aab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0adce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9dcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80afce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ea6cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bb3cd {
  color: #1bb3cd;
}
Background
.bg-1bb3cd {
  background-color: #1bb3cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bb3cd {
  border: 2px solid #1bb3cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bb3cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 179 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bb3cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bb3cd, #1b5acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bb3cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 179 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.72 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.56 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.39 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.84 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.86 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.93 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.06 #e44c32 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#1bb3cd  rgb(27, 179, 205)  hsl(189, 77%, 45%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd351b  rgb(205, 53, 27)  hsl(9, 77%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#cd1bb3  rgb(205, 27, 179)  hsl(309, 77%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#b3cd1b  rgb(179, 205, 27)  hsl(69, 77%, 45%)  June Bud