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#40AEC2

#40aec2 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40aec2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 68.24% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.01% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 189.23°, with 51.59% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.85.

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Relative luminance0.3526

Complementary

  1. #40aec2
  2. #c25440

Split complementary

  1. #40aec2
  2. #c2406d
  3. #c29540

Analogous

  1. #40c295
  2. #40aec2
  3. #406dc2

Triadic

  1. #40aec2
  2. #c240ae
  3. #aec240

Tetradic

  1. #40aec2
  2. #5440c2
  3. #c25440
  4. #aec240

Square

  1. #40aec2
  2. #9540c2
  3. #c25440
  4. #6dc240

Monochromatic

  1. #194750
  2. #2c7b8a
  3. #40aec2
  4. #7ac7d5
  5. #b4dfe7

Shades

#40aec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40aec2
  2. #3a9daf
  3. #338b9b
  4. #2d7a88
  5. #266874
  6. #205761
  7. #1a464e
  8. #13343a
  9. #0d2327
  10. #061113
  11. #000000

Tints

#40aec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40aec2
  2. #53b6c8
  3. #66bece
  4. #79c6d4
  5. #8cceda
  6. #a0d7e1
  7. #b3dfe7
  8. #c6e7ed
  9. #d9eff3
  10. #ecf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40aec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40aec2
  2. #46a9bb
  3. #4da5b5
  4. #53a0ae
  5. #5a9ca8
  6. #6097a1
  7. #66929a
  8. #6d8e94
  9. #73898d
  10. #7a8587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a6af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea8c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b9ac2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83abc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a3c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40aec2 {
  color: #40aec2;
}
Background
.bg-40aec2 {
  background-color: #40aec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40aec2 {
  border: 2px solid #40aec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40aec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 174 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 52% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40aec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40aec2, #406dc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40aec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 174 194 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.85 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.11 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.96 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.59 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.68 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.19 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.21 #bf513d Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#40aec2  rgb(64, 174, 194)  hsl(189, 52%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#c25440  rgb(194, 84, 64)  hsl(9, 52%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#c240ae  rgb(194, 64, 174)  hsl(309, 52%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#aec240  rgb(174, 194, 64)  hsl(69, 52%, 51%)  Yellow Green