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#2DB6CF

#2db6cf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2db6cf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 71.37% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.26% cyan, 12.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 189.26°, with 64.29% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.64.

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Relative luminance0.3852

Complementary

  1. #2db6cf
  2. #cf462d

Split complementary

  1. #2db6cf
  2. #cf2d65
  3. #cf972d

Analogous

  1. #2dcf97
  2. #2db6cf
  3. #2d65cf

Triadic

  1. #2db6cf
  2. #cf2db6
  3. #b6cf2d

Tetradic

  1. #2db6cf
  2. #462dcf
  3. #cf462d
  4. #b6cf2d

Square

  1. #2db6cf
  2. #972dcf
  3. #cf462d
  4. #65cf2d

Monochromatic

  1. #124751
  2. #1f7f90
  3. #2db6cf
  4. #6acddf
  5. #a9e2ec

Shades

#2db6cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2db6cf
  2. #29a4ba
  3. #2492a6
  4. #207f91
  5. #1b6d7c
  6. #175b68
  7. #124953
  8. #0e373e
  9. #092429
  10. #051215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2db6cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2db6cf
  2. #42bdd4
  3. #57c5d9
  4. #6cccdd
  5. #81d3e2
  6. #96dbe7
  7. #abe2ec
  8. #c0e9f1
  9. #d5f0f5
  10. #eaf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2db6cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2db6cf
  2. #35b1c7
  3. #3eabbf
  4. #46a6b7
  5. #4ea0af
  6. #579ba8
  7. #5f96a0
  8. #679098
  9. #6f8b90
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87adb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b0d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea0cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b2d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73a9cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2db6cf {
  color: #2db6cf;
}
Background
.bg-2db6cf {
  background-color: #2db6cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2db6cf {
  border: 2px solid #2db6cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2db6cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 182 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2db6cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db6cf, #2d65cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2db6cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 182 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.64 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.19 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.34 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.45 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.59 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.66 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.70 #d24930 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2db6cf  rgb(45, 182, 207)  hsl(189, 64%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf462d  rgb(207, 70, 45)  hsl(9, 64%, 49%)  Cinnabar
#cf2db6  rgb(207, 45, 182)  hsl(309, 64%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#b6cf2d  rgb(182, 207, 45)  hsl(69, 64%, 49%)  June Bud