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#1CAECD

#1caecd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1caecd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 68.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.34% cyan, 15.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 190.51°, with 75.97% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.66.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3493

Complementary

  1. #1caecd
  2. #cd3b1c

Split complementary

  1. #1caecd
  2. #cd1c56
  3. #cd941c

Analogous

  1. #1ccd94
  2. #1caecd
  3. #1c56cd

Triadic

  1. #1caecd
  2. #cd1cae
  3. #aecd1c

Tetradic

  1. #1caecd
  2. #3b1ccd
  3. #cd3b1c
  4. #aecd1c

Square

  1. #1caecd
  2. #941ccd
  3. #cd3b1c
  4. #56cd1c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3c46
  2. #13758a
  3. #1caecd
  4. #4fcce7
  5. #92e0f0

Shades

#1caecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1caecd
  2. #199db9
  3. #168ba4
  4. #147a90
  5. #11687b
  6. #0e5767
  7. #0b4652
  8. #08343e
  9. #062329
  10. #031115
  11. #000000

Tints

#1caecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1caecd
  2. #33b6d2
  3. #49bed7
  4. #60c6dc
  5. #77cee1
  6. #8ed7e6
  7. #a4dfeb
  8. #bbe7f0
  9. #d2eff5
  10. #e8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1caecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1caecd
  2. #26a9c5
  3. #30a5be
  4. #3aa0b6
  5. #449cae
  6. #4e97a7
  7. #58929f
  8. #628e97
  9. #6c898f
  10. #768588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a6b4 ≈ 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 #00b4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1caecd {
  color: #1caecd;
}
Background
.bg-1caecd {
  background-color: #1caecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1caecd {
  border: 2px solid #1caecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1caecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 174 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1caecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1caecd, #1c56cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1caecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 174 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.66 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.81 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.62 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.83 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.50 #e35132 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#1caecd  rgb(28, 174, 205)  hsl(191, 76%, 46%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd3b1c  rgb(205, 59, 28)  hsl(11, 76%, 46%)  Sinopia
#cd1cae  rgb(205, 28, 174)  hsl(311, 76%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#aecd1c  rgb(174, 205, 28)  hsl(71, 76%, 46%)  Yellow Green