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#4AB0CD

#4ab0cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4ab0cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 69.02% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.9% cyan, 14.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 193.28°, with 56.71% saturation and 54.71% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3691

Complementary

  1. #4ab0cd
  2. #cd674a

Split complementary

  1. #4ab0cd
  2. #cd4a6f
  3. #cda94a

Analogous

  1. #4acda9
  2. #4ab0cd
  3. #4a6fcd

Triadic

  1. #4ab0cd
  2. #cd4ab0
  3. #b0cd4a

Tetradic

  1. #4ab0cd
  2. #674acd
  3. #cd674a
  4. #b0cd4a

Square

  1. #4ab0cd
  2. #a94acd
  3. #cd674a
  4. #6fcd4a

Monochromatic

  1. #1b5363
  2. #2c859f
  3. #4ab0cd
  4. #86cade
  5. #c2e4ee

Shades

#4ab0cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ab0cd
  2. #439eb9
  3. #3b8da4
  4. #347b90
  5. #2c6a7b
  6. #255867
  7. #1e4652
  8. #16353e
  9. #0f2329
  10. #071215
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ab0cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ab0cd
  2. #5cb8d2
  3. #6ec0d7
  4. #80c8dc
  5. #92d0e1
  6. #a5d8e6
  7. #b7dfeb
  8. #c9e7f0
  9. #dbeff5
  10. #edf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ab0cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ab0cd
  2. #4fabc5
  3. #55a6be
  4. #5aa2b6
  5. #609dae
  6. #6598a7
  7. #6a939f
  8. #708e97
  9. #758a8f
  10. #7b8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eabcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b9ecd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85adce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77a5cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ab0cd {
  color: #4ab0cd;
}
Background
.bg-4ab0cd {
  background-color: #4ab0cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ab0cd {
  border: 2px solid #4ab0cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ab0cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 176 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ab0cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ab0cd, #4a6fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ab0cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 176 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.68 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.88 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.99 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.50 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.61 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.90 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.17 #b54f32 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#4ab0cd  rgb(74, 176, 205)  hsl(193, 57%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd674a  rgb(205, 103, 74)  hsl(13, 57%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#cd4ab0  rgb(205, 74, 176)  hsl(313, 57%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b0cd4a  rgb(176, 205, 74)  hsl(73, 57%, 55%)  June Bud