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#2CAED4

#2caed4 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2caed4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.25% cyan, 17.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 193.57°, with 66.14% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.67.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3556

Complementary

  1. #2caed4
  2. #d4522c

Split complementary

  1. #2caed4
  2. #d42c5a
  3. #d4a62c

Analogous

  1. #2cd4a6
  2. #2caed4
  3. #2c5ad4

Triadic

  1. #2caed4
  2. #d42cae
  3. #aed42c

Tetradic

  1. #2caed4
  2. #522cd4
  3. #d4522c
  4. #aed42c

Square

  1. #2caed4
  2. #a62cd4
  3. #d4522c
  4. #5ad42c

Monochromatic

  1. #114656
  2. #1e7a95
  3. #2caed4
  4. #6cc6e1
  5. #abdfee

Shades

#2caed4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caed4
  2. #289dbf
  3. #238baa
  4. #1f7a94
  5. #1a687f
  6. #16576a
  7. #124655
  8. #0d3440
  9. #09232a
  10. #041115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caed4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caed4
  2. #41b6d8
  3. #56bedd
  4. #6bc6e1
  5. #80cee5
  6. #96d7ea
  7. #abdfee
  8. #c0e7f2
  9. #d5eff6
  10. #eaf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caed4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caed4
  2. #34a9cc
  3. #3da5c3
  4. #45a0bb
  5. #4e9cb2
  6. #5697aa
  7. #5e92a2
  8. #678e99
  9. #6f8991
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98aad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #829ad4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00baba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bacd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6aa2d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caed4 {
  color: #2caed4;
}
Background
.bg-2caed4 {
  background-color: #2caed4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caed4 {
  border: 2px solid #2caed4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caed4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 66% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caed4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caed4, #2c5ad4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caed4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 212 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.67 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.56 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.02 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.54 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.67 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.75 #d3512b Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2caed4  rgb(44, 174, 212)  hsl(194, 66%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d4522c  rgb(212, 82, 44)  hsl(14, 66%, 50%)  Flame
#d42cae  rgb(212, 44, 174)  hsl(314, 66%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#aed42c  rgb(174, 212, 44)  hsl(74, 66%, 50%)  Yellow Green