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#3AABCD

#3aabcd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3aabcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 67.06% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.71% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 193.88°, with 59.51% saturation and 51.57% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3443

Complementary

  1. #3aabcd
  2. #cd5c3a

Split complementary

  1. #3aabcd
  2. #cd3a62
  3. #cda63a

Analogous

  1. #3acda6
  2. #3aabcd
  3. #3a62cd

Triadic

  1. #3aabcd
  2. #cd3aab
  3. #abcd3a

Tetradic

  1. #3aabcd
  2. #5c3acd
  3. #cd5c3a
  4. #abcd3a

Square

  1. #3aabcd
  2. #a63acd
  3. #cd5c3a
  4. #62cd3a

Monochromatic

  1. #164958
  2. #267b95
  3. #3aabcd
  4. #77c5dc
  5. #b4dfec

Shades

#3aabcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3aabcd
  2. #349ab9
  3. #2e89a4
  4. #297890
  5. #23677b
  6. #1d5667
  7. #174452
  8. #11333e
  9. #0c2229
  10. #061115
  11. #000000

Tints

#3aabcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3aabcd
  2. #4eb3d2
  3. #61bcd7
  4. #75c4dc
  5. #89cde1
  6. #9dd5e6
  7. #b0ddeb
  8. #c4e6f0
  9. #d8eef5
  10. #ebf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3aabcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3aabcd
  2. #41a7c5
  3. #48a2be
  4. #4f9eb6
  5. #569aae
  6. #5d96a7
  7. #64919f
  8. #6b8d97
  9. #72898f
  10. #798488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a4b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a7cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8398cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca9ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6da0cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3aabcd {
  color: #3aabcd;
}
Background
.bg-3aabcd {
  background-color: #3aabcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3aabcd {
  border: 2px solid #3aabcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3aabcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 171 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3aabcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3aabcd, #3a62cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3aabcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 171 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.96 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.24 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.32 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.33 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.02 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.36 #c55432 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3aabcd  rgb(58, 171, 205)  hsl(194, 60%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd5c3a  rgb(205, 92, 58)  hsl(14, 60%, 52%)  Flame
#cd3aab  rgb(205, 58, 171)  hsl(314, 60%, 52%)  Mulberry
#abcd3a  rgb(171, 205, 58)  hsl(74, 60%, 52%)  Yellow Green