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#49B2CB

#49b2cb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49b2cb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 69.8% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.04% cyan, 12.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 191.54°, with 55.56% saturation and 54.12% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.61.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3757

Complementary

  1. #49b2cb
  2. #cb6249

Split complementary

  1. #49b2cb
  2. #cb4971
  3. #cba349

Analogous

  1. #49cba3
  2. #49b2cb
  3. #4971cb

Triadic

  1. #49b2cb
  2. #cb49b2
  3. #b2cb49

Tetradic

  1. #49b2cb
  2. #6249cb
  3. #cb6249
  4. #b2cb49

Square

  1. #49b2cb
  2. #a349cb
  3. #cb6249
  4. #71cb49

Monochromatic

  1. #1b5360
  2. #2c869b
  3. #49b2cb
  4. #85cbdc
  5. #c0e4ed

Shades

#49b2cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49b2cb
  2. #42a0b7
  3. #3a8ea2
  4. #337d8e
  5. #2c6b7a
  6. #255966
  7. #1d4751
  8. #16353d
  9. #0f2429
  10. #071214
  11. #000000

Tints

#49b2cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49b2cb
  2. #5bbad0
  3. #6dc1d5
  4. #80c9db
  5. #92d1e0
  6. #a4d9e5
  7. #b6e0ea
  8. #c8e8ef
  9. #dbf0f5
  10. #edf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49b2cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49b2cb
  2. #4fadc4
  3. #54a8bc
  4. #5aa3b5
  5. #5f9ead
  6. #6599a6
  7. #6a949e
  8. #708f97
  9. #758a8f
  10. #7b8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89aab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1adcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87afcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79a7cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49b2cb {
  color: #49b2cb;
}
Background
.bg-49b2cb {
  background-color: #49b2cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49b2cb {
  border: 2px solid #49b2cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49b2cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 178 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49b2cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49b2cb, #4971cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49b2cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 178 203 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.61 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.54 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.58 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.90 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.10 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.10 #b64d34 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#49b2cb  rgb(73, 178, 203)  hsl(192, 56%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#cb6249  rgb(203, 98, 73)  hsl(12, 56%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#cb49b2  rgb(203, 73, 178)  hsl(312, 56%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#b2cb49  rgb(178, 203, 73)  hsl(72, 56%, 54%)  June Bud