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#3CB3D2

#3cb3d2 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cb3d2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 70.2% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.43% cyan, 14.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 192.4°, with 62.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.3785

Complementary

  1. #3cb3d2
  2. #d25b3c

Split complementary

  1. #3cb3d2
  2. #d23c68
  3. #d2a63c

Analogous

  1. #3cd2a6
  2. #3cb3d2
  3. #3c68d2

Triadic

  1. #3cb3d2
  2. #d23cb3
  3. #b3d23c

Tetradic

  1. #3cb3d2
  2. #5b3cd2
  3. #d25b3c
  4. #b3d23c

Square

  1. #3cb3d2
  2. #a63cd2
  3. #d25b3c
  4. #68d23c

Monochromatic

  1. #16505f
  2. #24849d
  3. #3cb3d2
  4. #7acbe0
  5. #b8e3ef

Shades

#3cb3d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cb3d2
  2. #36a1bd
  3. #308fa8
  4. #2a7d93
  5. #246b7e
  6. #1e5a69
  7. #184854
  8. #12363f
  9. #0c242a
  10. #061215
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cb3d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cb3d2
  2. #50bbd7
  3. #63c2db
  4. #77cae0
  5. #8ad1e4
  6. #9ed9e9
  7. #b1e1ed
  8. #c5e8f2
  9. #d8f0f6
  10. #ecf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cb3d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cb3d2
  2. #43aeca
  3. #4aa9c2
  4. #50a4b9
  5. #579fb1
  6. #5e9aa9
  7. #6594a1
  8. #6c8f99
  9. #728a90
  10. #798588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88abb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0aed4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b9fd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b0d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73a7d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cb3d2 {
  color: #3cb3d2;
}
Background
.bg-3cb3d2 {
  background-color: #3cb3d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cb3d2 {
  border: 2px solid #3cb3d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cb3d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 179 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 63% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cb3d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cb3d2, #3c68d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cb3d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 179 210 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.78 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.55 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.40 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.30 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.68 #c34c2d Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3cb3d2  rgb(60, 179, 210)  hsl(192, 63%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#d25b3c  rgb(210, 91, 60)  hsl(12, 63%, 53%)  Flame
#d23cb3  rgb(210, 60, 179)  hsl(312, 63%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#b3d23c  rgb(179, 210, 60)  hsl(72, 63%, 53%)  June Bud