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#2CABCC

#2cabcc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cabcc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 67.06% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.43% cyan, 16.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 192.38°, with 64.52% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3402

Complementary

  1. #2cabcc
  2. #cc4d2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cabcc
  2. #cc2c5b
  3. #cc9d2c

Analogous

  1. #2ccc9d
  2. #2cabcc
  3. #2c5bcc

Triadic

  1. #2cabcc
  2. #cc2cab
  3. #abcc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cabcc
  2. #4d2ccc
  3. #cc4d2c
  4. #abcc2c

Square

  1. #2cabcc
  2. #9d2ccc
  3. #cc4d2c
  4. #5bcc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #11424e
  2. #1e768d
  3. #2cabcc
  4. #66c5de
  5. #a5ddec

Shades

#2cabcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cabcc
  2. #289ab8
  3. #2389a3
  4. #1f788f
  5. #1a677a
  6. #165666
  7. #124452
  8. #0d333d
  9. #092229
  10. #041114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cabcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cabcc
  2. #41b3d1
  3. #56bcd6
  4. #6bc4db
  5. #80cde0
  6. #96d5e6
  7. #abddeb
  8. #c0e6f0
  9. #d5eef5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cabcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cabcc
  2. #34a7c4
  3. #3da2bd
  4. #459eb5
  5. #4e9aae
  6. #5696a6
  7. #5e919e
  8. #678d97
  9. #6f898f
  10. #788488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8297cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a9fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cabcc {
  color: #2cabcc;
}
Background
.bg-2cabcc {
  background-color: #2cabcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cabcc {
  border: 2px solid #2cabcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cabcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 171 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cabcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cabcc, #2c5bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cabcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 171 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.77 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.00 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.23 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.28 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.31 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.04 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.54 #d35433 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2cabcc  rgb(44, 171, 204)  hsl(192, 65%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc4d2c  rgb(204, 77, 44)  hsl(12, 65%, 49%)  Sinopia
#cc2cab  rgb(204, 44, 171)  hsl(312, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#abcc2c  rgb(171, 204, 44)  hsl(72, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green