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#2DADD3

#2dadd3 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2dadd3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 67.84% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.67% cyan, 18.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 193.73°, with 65.35% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.58.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3515

Complementary

  1. #2dadd3
  2. #d3532d

Split complementary

  1. #2dadd3
  2. #d32d5a
  3. #d3a62d

Analogous

  1. #2dd3a6
  2. #2dadd3
  3. #2d5ad3

Triadic

  1. #2dadd3
  2. #d32dad
  3. #add32d

Tetradic

  1. #2dadd3
  2. #532dd3
  3. #d3532d
  4. #add32d

Square

  1. #2dadd3
  2. #a62dd3
  3. #d3532d
  4. #5ad32d

Monochromatic

  1. #124655
  2. #1f7a94
  3. #2dadd3
  4. #6cc6e0
  5. #acdeee

Shades

#2dadd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2dadd3
  2. #299cbe
  3. #248aa9
  4. #207994
  5. #1b687f
  6. #17576a
  7. #124554
  8. #0e343f
  9. #09232a
  10. #051115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2dadd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2dadd3
  2. #42b5d7
  3. #57bddc
  4. #6cc6e0
  5. #81cee5
  6. #96d6e9
  7. #abdeed
  8. #c0e6f2
  9. #d5eff6
  10. #eaf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2dadd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2dadd3
  2. #35a9cb
  3. #3ea4c2
  4. #46a0ba
  5. #4e9bb2
  6. #5797aa
  7. #5f92a1
  8. #678e99
  9. #6f8991
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a9d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8199d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7babd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6aa1d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2dadd3 {
  color: #2dadd3;
}
Background
.bg-2dadd3 {
  background-color: #2dadd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2dadd3 {
  border: 2px solid #2dadd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2dadd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 173 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2dadd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dadd3, #2d5ad3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2dadd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 173 211 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.58 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.69 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.26 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.41 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.83 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.86 #d2522c Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2dadd3  rgb(45, 173, 211)  hsl(194, 65%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d3532d  rgb(211, 83, 45)  hsl(14, 65%, 50%)  Flame
#d32dad  rgb(211, 45, 173)  hsl(314, 65%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#add32d  rgb(173, 211, 45)  hsl(74, 65%, 50%)  Yellow Green