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#33B3CD

#33b3cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#33b3cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 70.2% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.12% cyan, 12.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 190.13°, with 60.63% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.87.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3735

Complementary

  1. #33b3cd
  2. #cd4d33

Split complementary

  1. #33b3cd
  2. #cd3366
  3. #cd9a33

Analogous

  1. #33cd9a
  2. #33b3cd
  3. #3366cd

Triadic

  1. #33b3cd
  2. #cd33b3
  3. #b3cd33

Tetradic

  1. #33b3cd
  2. #4d33cd
  3. #cd4d33
  4. #b3cd33

Square

  1. #33b3cd
  2. #9a33cd
  3. #cd4d33
  4. #66cd33

Monochromatic

  1. #144853
  2. #237e90
  3. #33b3cd
  4. #70cadc
  5. #aee1eb

Shades

#33b3cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33b3cd
  2. #2ea1b9
  3. #298fa4
  4. #247d90
  5. #1f6b7b
  6. #1a5a67
  7. #144852
  8. #0f363e
  9. #0a2429
  10. #051215
  11. #000000

Tints

#33b3cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33b3cd
  2. #47bbd2
  3. #5cc2d7
  4. #70cadc
  5. #85d1e1
  6. #99d9e6
  7. #ade1eb
  8. #c2e8f0
  9. #d6f0f5
  10. #ebf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33b3cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33b3cd
  2. #3baec5
  3. #42a9be
  4. #4aa4b6
  5. #529fae
  6. #5a9aa7
  7. #61949f
  8. #698f97
  9. #718a8f
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86aab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1adce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9ecd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b0ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72a7cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33b3cd {
  color: #33b3cd;
}
Background
.bg-33b3cd {
  background-color: #33b3cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-33b3cd {
  border: 2px solid #33b3cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33b3cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 179 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33b3cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33b3cd, #3366cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33b3cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 179 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.87 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.56 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.29 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.32 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.35 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.15 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 11.17 #cc4c32 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#33b3cd  rgb(51, 179, 205)  hsl(190, 61%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd4d33  rgb(205, 77, 51)  hsl(10, 61%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#cd33b3  rgb(205, 51, 179)  hsl(310, 61%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#b3cd33  rgb(179, 205, 51)  hsl(70, 61%, 50%)  June Bud