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#2CB8D7

#2cb8d7 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cb8d7 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 72.16% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.53% cyan, 14.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 190.88°, with 68.13% saturation and 50.78% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.16.

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Relative luminance0.3972

Complementary

  1. #2cb8d7
  2. #d74b2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cb8d7
  2. #d72c62
  3. #d7a12c

Analogous

  1. #2cd7a1
  2. #2cb8d7
  3. #2c62d7

Triadic

  1. #2cb8d7
  2. #d72cb8
  3. #b8d72c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb8d7
  2. #4b2cd7
  3. #d74b2c
  4. #b8d72c

Square

  1. #2cb8d7
  2. #a12cd7
  3. #d74b2c
  4. #62d72c

Monochromatic

  1. #114c59
  2. #1d8399
  3. #2cb8d7
  4. #6ccee3
  5. #ade3ef

Shades

#2cb8d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb8d7
  2. #28a6c2
  3. #2393ac
  4. #1f8197
  5. #1a6e81
  6. #165c6c
  7. #124a56
  8. #0d3741
  9. #09252b
  10. #041216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb8d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb8d7
  2. #41bfdb
  3. #56c6df
  4. #6bcde3
  5. #80d4e7
  6. #96dceb
  7. #abe3ef
  8. #c0eaf3
  9. #d5f1f7
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb8d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb8d7
  2. #34b2ce
  3. #3dadc6
  4. #45a7bd
  5. #4ea2b4
  6. #569cac
  7. #5e96a3
  8. #67919a
  9. #6f8b91
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89afbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b2d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da2d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b5d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73abd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb8d7 {
  color: #2cb8d7;
}
Background
.bg-2cb8d7 {
  background-color: #2cb8d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb8d7 {
  border: 2px solid #2cb8d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb8d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 184 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 68% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb8d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb8d7, #2c62d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb8d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 184 215 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.16 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.71 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.14 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.89 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.63 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.37 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.61 #d34728 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2cb8d7  rgb(44, 184, 215)  hsl(191, 68%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#d74b2c  rgb(215, 75, 44)  hsl(11, 68%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#d72cb8  rgb(215, 44, 184)  hsl(311, 68%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#b8d72c  rgb(184, 215, 44)  hsl(71, 68%, 51%)  June Bud