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#3BADCF

#3badcf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3badcf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 67.84% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.5% cyan, 16.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 193.78°, with 60.66% saturation and 52.16% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3532

Complementary

  1. #3badcf
  2. #cf5d3b

Split complementary

  1. #3badcf
  2. #cf3b63
  3. #cfa73b

Analogous

  1. #3bcfa7
  2. #3badcf
  3. #3b63cf

Triadic

  1. #3badcf
  2. #cf3bad
  3. #adcf3b

Tetradic

  1. #3badcf
  2. #5d3bcf
  3. #cf5d3b
  4. #adcf3b

Square

  1. #3badcf
  2. #a73bcf
  3. #cf5d3b
  4. #63cf3b

Monochromatic

  1. #164b5b
  2. #257e98
  3. #3badcf
  4. #78c7de
  5. #b6e0ed

Shades

#3badcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3badcf
  2. #359cba
  3. #2f8aa6
  4. #297991
  5. #23687c
  6. #1e5768
  7. #184553
  8. #12343e
  9. #0c2329
  10. #061115
  11. #000000

Tints

#3badcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3badcf
  2. #4fb5d4
  3. #62bdd9
  4. #76c6dd
  5. #89cee2
  6. #9dd6e7
  7. #b1deec
  8. #c4e6f1
  9. #d8eff5
  10. #ebf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3badcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3badcf
  2. #42a9c7
  3. #49a4bf
  4. #50a0b7
  5. #579baf
  6. #5e97a8
  7. #6492a0
  8. #6b8e98
  9. #728990
  10. #798588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a6b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a9d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859acf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7eaad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa2cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3badcf {
  color: #3badcf;
}
Background
.bg-3badcf {
  background-color: #3badcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3badcf {
  border: 2px solid #3badcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3badcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 173 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3badcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3badcf, #3b63cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3badcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 173 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.01 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.80 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.35 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.58 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.44 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.53 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 11.03 #c45230 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3badcf  rgb(59, 173, 207)  hsl(194, 61%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf5d3b  rgb(207, 93, 59)  hsl(14, 61%, 52%)  Flame
#cf3bad  rgb(207, 59, 173)  hsl(314, 61%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#adcf3b  rgb(173, 207, 59)  hsl(74, 61%, 52%)  Yellow Green