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#3AAECF

#3aaecf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3aaecf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 68.24% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.98% cyan, 15.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 193.29°, with 60.82% saturation and 51.96% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3568

Complementary

  1. #3aaecf
  2. #cf5b3a

Split complementary

  1. #3aaecf
  2. #cf3a63
  3. #cfa63a

Analogous

  1. #3acfa6
  2. #3aaecf
  3. #3a63cf

Triadic

  1. #3aaecf
  2. #cf3aae
  3. #aecf3a

Tetradic

  1. #3aaecf
  2. #5b3acf
  3. #cf5b3a
  4. #aecf3a

Square

  1. #3aaecf
  2. #a63acf
  3. #cf5b3a
  4. #63cf3a

Monochromatic

  1. #164b5a
  2. #257e98
  3. #3aaecf
  4. #78c7de
  5. #b5e1ed

Shades

#3aaecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3aaecf
  2. #349dba
  3. #2e8ba6
  4. #297a91
  5. #23687c
  6. #1d5768
  7. #174653
  8. #11343e
  9. #0c2329
  10. #061115
  11. #000000

Tints

#3aaecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3aaecf
  2. #4eb6d4
  3. #61bed9
  4. #75c6dd
  5. #89cee2
  6. #9dd7e7
  7. #b0dfec
  8. #c4e7f1
  9. #d8eff5
  10. #ebf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3aaecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3aaecf
  2. #41a9c7
  3. #48a5bf
  4. #4fa0b7
  5. #569caf
  6. #5d97a8
  7. #6492a0
  8. #6b8e98
  9. #728990
  10. #798588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a6b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aaad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #869bcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fabd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa3cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3aaecf {
  color: #3aaecf;
}
Background
.bg-3aaecf {
  background-color: #3aaecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3aaecf {
  border: 2px solid #3aaecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3aaecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 174 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3aaecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3aaecf, #3a63cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3aaecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 174 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.20 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.02 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.04 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.81 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.94 #c55130 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3aaecf  rgb(58, 174, 207)  hsl(193, 61%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf5b3a  rgb(207, 91, 58)  hsl(13, 61%, 52%)  Flame
#cf3aae  rgb(207, 58, 174)  hsl(313, 61%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#aecf3a  rgb(174, 207, 58)  hsl(73, 61%, 52%)  Yellow Green