ColorTool
Log in
#2FAAD0

#2faad0 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#2faad0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 66.67% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.4% cyan, 18.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 194.16°, with 63.14% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3391

Complementary

  1. #2faad0
  2. #d0552f

Split complementary

  1. #2faad0
  2. #d02f5a
  3. #d0a52f

Analogous

  1. #2fd0a5
  2. #2faad0
  3. #2f5ad0

Triadic

  1. #2faad0
  2. #d02faa
  3. #aad02f

Tetradic

  1. #2faad0
  2. #552fd0
  3. #d0552f
  4. #aad02f

Square

  1. #2faad0
  2. #a52fd0
  3. #d0552f
  4. #5ad02f

Monochromatic

  1. #134453
  2. #217792
  3. #2faad0
  4. #6dc4de
  5. #acddec

Shades

#2faad0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2faad0
  2. #2a99bb
  3. #2688a6
  4. #217792
  5. #1c667d
  6. #185568
  7. #134453
  8. #0e333e
  9. #09222a
  10. #051115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2faad0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2faad0
  2. #44b3d5
  3. #59bbd9
  4. #6dc4de
  5. #82cce3
  6. #97d5e8
  7. #acddec
  8. #c1e6f1
  9. #d5eef6
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2faad0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2faad0
  2. #37a6c8
  3. #3fa2c0
  4. #479db8
  5. #4f99b0
  6. #5895a8
  7. #6091a0
  8. #688d98
  9. #708890
  10. #788488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a3b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a6d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f97d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a8d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689fd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-2faad0 {
  color: #2faad0;
}
Background
.bg-2faad0 {
  background-color: #2faad0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2faad0 {
  border: 2px solid #2faad0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2faad0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 170 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 63% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2faad0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2faad0, #2f5ad0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2faad0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 170 208 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.00 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.72 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.09 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.14 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.51 #d0552f Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2faad0  rgb(47, 170, 208)  hsl(194, 63%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d0552f  rgb(208, 85, 47)  hsl(14, 63%, 50%)  Flame
#d02faa  rgb(208, 47, 170)  hsl(314, 63%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#aad02f  rgb(170, 208, 47)  hsl(74, 63%, 50%)  Yellow Green