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#2CAED0

#2caed0 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2caed0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 68.24% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.85% cyan, 16.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 192.44°, with 65.08% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.83.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3536

Complementary

  1. #2caed0
  2. #d04e2c

Split complementary

  1. #2caed0
  2. #d02c5c
  3. #d0a02c

Analogous

  1. #2cd0a0
  2. #2caed0
  3. #2c5cd0

Triadic

  1. #2caed0
  2. #d02cae
  3. #aed02c

Tetradic

  1. #2caed0
  2. #4e2cd0
  3. #d04e2c
  4. #aed02c

Square

  1. #2caed0
  2. #a02cd0
  3. #d04e2c
  4. #5cd02c

Monochromatic

  1. #114452
  2. #1f7991
  3. #2caed0
  4. #69c7df
  5. #a8deed

Shades

#2caed0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caed0
  2. #289dbb
  3. #238ba6
  4. #1f7a92
  5. #1a687d
  6. #165768
  7. #124653
  8. #0d343e
  9. #09232a
  10. #041115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caed0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caed0
  2. #41b6d5
  3. #56bed9
  4. #6bc6de
  5. #80cee3
  6. #96d7e8
  7. #abdfec
  8. #c0e7f1
  9. #d5eff6
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caed0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caed0
  2. #34a9c8
  3. #3da5c0
  4. #45a0b8
  5. #4e9cb0
  6. #5697a8
  7. #5e92a0
  8. #678e98
  9. #6f8990
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a6b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a9d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #849ad0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7cabd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ba2d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caed0 {
  color: #2caed0;
}
Background
.bg-2caed0 {
  background-color: #2caed0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caed0 {
  border: 2px solid #2caed0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caed0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caed0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caed0, #2c5cd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caed0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 208 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.83 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.86 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.60 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.31 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.81 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 11.37 #d3512f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2caed0  rgb(44, 174, 208)  hsl(192, 65%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#d04e2c  rgb(208, 78, 44)  hsl(12, 65%, 49%)  Sinopia
#d02cae  rgb(208, 44, 174)  hsl(312, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#aed02c  rgb(174, 208, 44)  hsl(72, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green