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#27ABD2

#27abd2 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#27abd2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 67.06% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.43% cyan, 18.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 193.68°, with 68.67% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.73.

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Relative luminance0.3421

Complementary

  1. #27abd2
  2. #d24e27

Split complementary

  1. #27abd2
  2. #d22756
  3. #d2a327

Analogous

  1. #27d2a3
  2. #27abd2
  3. #2756d2

Triadic

  1. #27abd2
  2. #d227ab
  3. #abd227

Tetradic

  1. #27abd2
  2. #4e27d2
  3. #d24e27
  4. #abd227

Square

  1. #27abd2
  2. #a327d2
  3. #d24e27
  4. #56d227

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4251
  2. #1b7691
  3. #27abd2
  4. #63c5e2
  5. #a4ddee

Shades

#27abd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #27abd2
  2. #239abd
  3. #1f89a8
  4. #1b7893
  5. #17677e
  6. #145669
  7. #104454
  8. #0c333f
  9. #08222a
  10. #041115
  11. #000000

Tints

#27abd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #27abd2
  2. #3db3d7
  3. #52bcdb
  4. #68c4e0
  5. #7dcde4
  6. #93d5e9
  7. #a9dded
  8. #bee6f2
  9. #d4eef6
  10. #e9f7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#27abd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #27abd2
  2. #30a7ca
  3. #39a2c2
  4. #429eb9
  5. #4b9ab1
  6. #5496a9
  7. #5c91a1
  8. #658d99
  9. #6e8990
  10. #778488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa3b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a7d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f97d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a9d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679fd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-27abd2 {
  color: #27abd2;
}
Background
.bg-27abd2 {
  background-color: #27abd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-27abd2 {
  border: 2px solid #27abd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #27abd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 171 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 69% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-27abd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #27abd2, #2756d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-27abd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 171 210 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.73 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.22 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.91 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.35 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.12 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.46 #d8542d Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#27abd2  rgb(39, 171, 210)  hsl(194, 69%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#d24e27  rgb(210, 78, 39)  hsl(14, 69%, 49%)  Sinopia
#d227ab  rgb(210, 39, 171)  hsl(314, 69%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#abd227  rgb(171, 210, 39)  hsl(74, 69%, 49%)  Yellow Green