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#2CAED3

#2caed3 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2caed3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.15% cyan, 17.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 193.29°, with 65.49% saturation and 50% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.69.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3551

Complementary

  1. #2caed3
  2. #d3512c

Split complementary

  1. #2caed3
  2. #d32c5b
  3. #d3a42c

Analogous

  1. #2cd3a4
  2. #2caed3
  3. #2c5bd3

Triadic

  1. #2caed3
  2. #d32cae
  3. #aed32c

Tetradic

  1. #2caed3
  2. #512cd3
  3. #d3512c
  4. #aed32c

Square

  1. #2caed3
  2. #a42cd3
  3. #d3512c
  4. #5bd32c

Monochromatic

  1. #124654
  2. #1f7a94
  3. #2caed3
  4. #6bc6e0
  5. #abdfed

Shades

#2caed3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caed3
  2. #289dbe
  3. #238ba9
  4. #1f7a94
  5. #1a687f
  6. #16576a
  7. #124654
  8. #0d343f
  9. #09232a
  10. #041115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caed3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caed3
  2. #41b6d7
  3. #56bedc
  4. #6bc6e0
  5. #80cee5
  6. #96d7e9
  7. #abdfed
  8. #c0e7f2
  9. #d5eff6
  10. #eaf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caed3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caed3
  2. #34a9cb
  3. #3da5c2
  4. #45a0ba
  5. #4e9cb2
  6. #5697aa
  7. #5e92a1
  8. #678e99
  9. #6f8991
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a6b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98aad5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #829ad3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00baba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7babd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6aa2d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caed3 {
  color: #2caed3;
}
Background
.bg-2caed3 {
  background-color: #2caed3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caed3 {
  border: 2px solid #2caed3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caed3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caed3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caed3, #2c5bd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caed3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 211 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.69 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.81 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.96 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.69 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.73 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.69 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.97 #d3512c Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2caed3  rgb(44, 174, 211)  hsl(193, 65%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d3512c  rgb(211, 81, 44)  hsl(13, 65%, 50%)  Flame
#d32cae  rgb(211, 44, 174)  hsl(313, 65%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#aed32c  rgb(174, 211, 44)  hsl(73, 65%, 50%)  Yellow Green