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#4BB7CC

#4bb7cc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bb7cc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 71.76% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.24% cyan, 10.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 189.77°, with 55.84% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.98.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3972

Complementary

  1. #4bb7cc
  2. #cc604b

Split complementary

  1. #4bb7cc
  2. #cc4b77
  3. #cca14b

Analogous

  1. #4bcca1
  2. #4bb7cc
  3. #4b77cc

Triadic

  1. #4bb7cc
  2. #cc4bb7
  3. #b7cc4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bb7cc
  2. #604bcc
  3. #cc604b
  4. #b7cc4b

Square

  1. #4bb7cc
  2. #a14bcc
  3. #cc604b
  4. #77cc4b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c5762
  2. #2d8b9e
  3. #4bb7cc
  4. #87cfdd
  5. #c2e7ee

Shades

#4bb7cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bb7cc
  2. #44a5b8
  3. #3c92a3
  4. #35808f
  5. #2d6e7a
  6. #265c66
  7. #1e4952
  8. #17373d
  9. #0f2529
  10. #081214
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bb7cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bb7cc
  2. #5dbed1
  3. #6fc5d6
  4. #81cddb
  5. #93d4e0
  6. #a5dbe6
  7. #b7e2eb
  8. #c9e9f0
  9. #dbf1f5
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bb7cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bb7cc
  2. #50b2c4
  3. #56acbd
  4. #5ba7b5
  5. #60a1ae
  6. #669ca6
  7. #6b969e
  8. #709197
  9. #758b8f
  10. #7b8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dafb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b1cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a3cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb3cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dabcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bb7cc {
  color: #4bb7cc;
}
Background
.bg-4bb7cc {
  background-color: #4bb7cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bb7cc {
  border: 2px solid #4bb7cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bb7cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 183 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bb7cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bb7cc, #4b77cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bb7cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 183 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.98 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.25 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.86 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.94 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.04 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.28 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.48 #b44833 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#4bb7cc  rgb(75, 183, 204)  hsl(190, 56%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc604b  rgb(204, 96, 75)  hsl(10, 56%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#cc4bb7  rgb(204, 75, 183)  hsl(310, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#b7cc4b  rgb(183, 204, 75)  hsl(70, 56%, 55%)  June Bud