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#3AB7CC

#3ab7cc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3ab7cc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 71.76% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.57% cyan, 10.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 188.63°, with 58.87% saturation and 51.37% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.92.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3913

Complementary

  1. #3ab7cc
  2. #cc4f3a

Split complementary

  1. #3ab7cc
  2. #cc3a6e
  3. #cc983a

Analogous

  1. #3acc98
  2. #3ab7cc
  3. #3a6ecc

Triadic

  1. #3ab7cc
  2. #cc3ab7
  3. #b7cc3a

Tetradic

  1. #3ab7cc
  2. #4f3acc
  3. #cc4f3a
  4. #b7cc3a

Square

  1. #3ab7cc
  2. #983acc
  3. #cc4f3a
  4. #6ecc3a

Monochromatic

  1. #164d57
  2. #268493
  3. #3ab7cc
  4. #77cddc
  5. #b4e3eb

Shades

#3ab7cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3ab7cc
  2. #34a5b8
  3. #2e92a3
  4. #29808f
  5. #236e7a
  6. #1d5c66
  7. #174952
  8. #11373d
  9. #0c2529
  10. #061214
  11. #000000

Tints

#3ab7cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3ab7cc
  2. #4ebed1
  3. #61c5d6
  4. #75cddb
  5. #89d4e0
  6. #9ddbe6
  7. #b0e2eb
  8. #c4e9f0
  9. #d8f1f5
  10. #ebf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3ab7cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3ab7cc
  2. #41b2c4
  3. #48acbd
  4. #4fa7b5
  5. #56a1ae
  6. #5d9ca6
  7. #64969e
  8. #6b9197
  9. #728b8f
  10. #798688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89aeb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b1cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a2cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b3cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78abcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3ab7cc {
  color: #3ab7cc;
}
Background
.bg-3ab7cc {
  background-color: #3ab7cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3ab7cc {
  border: 2px solid #3ab7cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3ab7cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 183 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3ab7cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3ab7cc, #3a6ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3ab7cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 183 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.92 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.37 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.58 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.89 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.95 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.15 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.17 #c54833 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3ab7cc  rgb(58, 183, 204)  hsl(189, 59%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc4f3a  rgb(204, 79, 58)  hsl(9, 59%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#cc3ab7  rgb(204, 58, 183)  hsl(309, 59%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#b7cc3a  rgb(183, 204, 58)  hsl(69, 59%, 51%)  June Bud