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#2AB3CE

#2ab3ce ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2ab3ce is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 70.2% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.61% cyan, 13.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 189.88°, with 66.13% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.1.

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Relative luminance0.3719

Complementary

  1. #2ab3ce
  2. #ce452a

Split complementary

  1. #2ab3ce
  2. #ce2a61
  3. #ce972a

Analogous

  1. #2ace97
  2. #2ab3ce
  3. #2a61ce

Triadic

  1. #2ab3ce
  2. #ce2ab3
  3. #b3ce2a

Tetradic

  1. #2ab3ce
  2. #452ace
  3. #ce452a
  4. #b3ce2a

Square

  1. #2ab3ce
  2. #972ace
  3. #ce452a
  4. #61ce2a

Monochromatic

  1. #10454f
  2. #1d7c8e
  3. #2ab3ce
  4. #65cbe0
  5. #a4e1ed

Shades

#2ab3ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ab3ce
  2. #26a1b9
  3. #228fa5
  4. #1d7d90
  5. #196b7c
  6. #155a67
  7. #114852
  8. #0d363e
  9. #082429
  10. #041215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ab3ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ab3ce
  2. #3fbbd3
  3. #55c2d8
  4. #6acadd
  5. #7fd1e2
  6. #95d9e7
  7. #aae1eb
  8. #bfe8f0
  9. #d4f0f5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ab3ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ab3ce
  2. #33aec6
  3. #3ba9be
  4. #44a4b7
  5. #4c9faf
  6. #559aa7
  7. #5e949f
  8. #668f97
  9. #6f8a90
  10. #778588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84aab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0add0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9dce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81afcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70a6ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ab3ce {
  color: #2ab3ce;
}
Background
.bg-2ab3ce {
  background-color: #2ab3ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ab3ce {
  border: 2px solid #2ab3ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ab3ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 179 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ab3ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab3ce, #2a61ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ab3ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 179 206 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.10 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.47 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.25 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.52 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.53 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.33 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 11.34 #d54c31 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2ab3ce  rgb(42, 179, 206)  hsl(190, 66%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#ce452a  rgb(206, 69, 42)  hsl(10, 66%, 49%)  Cinnabar
#ce2ab3  rgb(206, 42, 179)  hsl(310, 66%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#b3ce2a  rgb(179, 206, 42)  hsl(70, 66%, 49%)  June Bud