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#4BAFCD

#4bafcd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bafcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 68.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.41% cyan, 14.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 193.85°, with 56.52% saturation and 54.9% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3656

Complementary

  1. #4bafcd
  2. #cd694b

Split complementary

  1. #4bafcd
  2. #cd4b6e
  3. #cdaa4b

Analogous

  1. #4bcdaa
  2. #4bafcd
  3. #4b6ecd

Triadic

  1. #4bafcd
  2. #cd4baf
  3. #afcd4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bafcd
  2. #694bcd
  3. #cd694b
  4. #afcd4b

Square

  1. #4bafcd
  2. #aa4bcd
  3. #cd694b
  4. #6ecd4b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c5363
  2. #2c859f
  3. #4bafcd
  4. #87cade
  5. #c3e4ee

Shades

#4bafcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bafcd
  2. #449eb9
  3. #3c8ca4
  4. #357b90
  5. #2d697b
  6. #265867
  7. #1e4652
  8. #17353e
  9. #0f2329
  10. #081215
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bafcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bafcd
  2. #5db7d2
  3. #6fbfd7
  4. #81c7dc
  5. #93cfe1
  6. #a5d7e6
  7. #b7dfeb
  8. #c9e7f0
  9. #dbeff5
  10. #edf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bafcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bafcd
  2. #50aac5
  3. #56a6be
  4. #5ba1b6
  5. #609cae
  6. #6698a7
  7. #6b939f
  8. #708e97
  9. #75898f
  10. #7b8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a8b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dabcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9dcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84acce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76a4cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bafcd {
  color: #4bafcd;
}
Background
.bg-4bafcd {
  background-color: #4bafcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bafcd {
  border: 2px solid #4bafcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bafcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 175 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bafcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bafcd, #4b6ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bafcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 175 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.37 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.64 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.10 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.46 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.59 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.21 #b45032 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#4bafcd  rgb(75, 175, 205)  hsl(194, 57%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd694b  rgb(205, 105, 75)  hsl(14, 57%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#cd4baf  rgb(205, 75, 175)  hsl(314, 57%, 55%)  Mulberry
#afcd4b  rgb(175, 205, 75)  hsl(74, 57%, 55%)  June Bud