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#2BAACE

#2baace ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2baace is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 66.67% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.13% cyan, 17.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 193.25°, with 65.46% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.62.

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Relative luminance0.3372

Complementary

  1. #2baace
  2. #ce4f2b

Split complementary

  1. #2baace
  2. #ce2b58
  3. #cea02b

Analogous

  1. #2bcea0
  2. #2baace
  3. #2b58ce

Triadic

  1. #2baace
  2. #ce2baa
  3. #aace2b

Tetradic

  1. #2baace
  2. #4f2bce
  3. #ce4f2b
  4. #aace2b

Square

  1. #2baace
  2. #a02bce
  3. #ce4f2b
  4. #58ce2b

Monochromatic

  1. #11424f
  2. #1e768f
  3. #2baace
  4. #66c4df
  5. #a6ddec

Shades

#2baace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2baace
  2. #2799b9
  3. #2288a5
  4. #1e7790
  5. #1a667c
  6. #165567
  7. #114452
  8. #0d333e
  9. #092229
  10. #041115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2baace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2baace
  2. #40b3d3
  3. #55bbd8
  4. #6bc4dd
  5. #80cce2
  6. #95d5e7
  7. #aaddeb
  8. #bfe6f0
  9. #d5eef5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2baace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2baace
  2. #34a6c6
  3. #3ca2be
  4. #459db7
  5. #4d99af
  6. #5695a7
  7. #5e919f
  8. #678d97
  9. #6f8890
  10. #788488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a6d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8096ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a7cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2baace {
  color: #2baace;
}
Background
.bg-2baace {
  background-color: #2baace;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2baace {
  border: 2px solid #2baace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2baace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 170 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2baace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2baace, #2b58ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2baace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 170 206 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.62 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.80 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.38 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.67 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.66 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.74 #d45531 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2baace  rgb(43, 170, 206)  hsl(193, 65%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#ce4f2b  rgb(206, 79, 43)  hsl(13, 65%, 49%)  Sinopia
#ce2baa  rgb(206, 43, 170)  hsl(313, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#aace2b  rgb(170, 206, 43)  hsl(73, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green