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#39AACC

#39aacc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#39aacc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 66.67% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.06% cyan, 16.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 193.88°, with 59.04% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3398

Complementary

  1. #39aacc
  2. #cc5b39

Split complementary

  1. #39aacc
  2. #cc3961
  3. #cca539

Analogous

  1. #39cca5
  2. #39aacc
  3. #3961cc

Triadic

  1. #39aacc
  2. #cc39aa
  3. #aacc39

Tetradic

  1. #39aacc
  2. #5b39cc
  3. #cc5b39
  4. #aacc39

Square

  1. #39aacc
  2. #a539cc
  3. #cc5b39
  4. #61cc39

Monochromatic

  1. #164756
  2. #267a93
  3. #39aacc
  4. #76c4dc
  5. #b3deeb

Shades

#39aacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #39aacc
  2. #3399b8
  3. #2e88a3
  4. #28778f
  5. #22667a
  6. #1d5566
  7. #174452
  8. #11333d
  9. #0b2229
  10. #061114
  11. #000000

Tints

#39aacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #39aacc
  2. #4db3d1
  3. #61bbd6
  4. #74c4db
  5. #88cce0
  6. #9cd5e6
  7. #b0ddeb
  8. #c4e6f0
  9. #d7eef5
  10. #ebf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#39aacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #39aacc
  2. #40a6c4
  3. #47a2bd
  4. #4e9db5
  5. #5599ae
  6. #5d95a6
  7. #64919e
  8. #6b8d97
  9. #72888f
  10. #798488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8297cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c9fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b0bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-39aacc {
  color: #39aacc;
}
Background
.bg-39aacc {
  background-color: #39aacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-39aacc {
  border: 2px solid #39aacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #39aacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 170 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-39aacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #39aacc, #3961cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-39aacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 170 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.99 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.95 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.23 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.85 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.32 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.29 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.30 #c65533 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#39aacc  rgb(57, 170, 204)  hsl(194, 59%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc5b39  rgb(204, 91, 57)  hsl(14, 59%, 51%)  Flame
#cc39aa  rgb(204, 57, 170)  hsl(314, 59%, 51%)  Mulberry
#aacc39  rgb(170, 204, 57)  hsl(74, 59%, 51%)  Yellow Green