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#4DADCB

#4dadcb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4dadcb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 67.84% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.07% cyan, 14.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 194.29°, with 54.78% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3578

Complementary

  1. #4dadcb
  2. #cb6b4d

Split complementary

  1. #4dadcb
  2. #cb4d6e
  3. #cbaa4d

Analogous

  1. #4dcbaa
  2. #4dadcb
  3. #4d6ecb

Triadic

  1. #4dadcb
  2. #cb4dad
  3. #adcb4d

Tetradic

  1. #4dadcb
  2. #6b4dcb
  3. #cb6b4d
  4. #adcb4d

Square

  1. #4dadcb
  2. #aa4dcb
  3. #cb6b4d
  4. #6ecb4d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d5262
  2. #2e839d
  3. #4dadcb
  4. #88c8dc
  5. #c3e4ee

Shades

#4dadcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4dadcb
  2. #459cb7
  3. #3e8aa2
  4. #36798e
  5. #2e687a
  6. #275766
  7. #1f4551
  8. #17343d
  9. #0f2329
  10. #081114
  11. #000000

Tints

#4dadcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4dadcb
  2. #5fb5d0
  3. #71bdd5
  4. #82c6db
  5. #94cee0
  6. #a6d6e5
  7. #b8deea
  8. #cae6ef
  9. #dbeff5
  10. #edf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4dadcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4dadcb
  2. #52a9c4
  3. #57a4bc
  4. #5ca0b5
  5. #619bad
  6. #6797a6
  7. #6c929e
  8. #718e97
  9. #76898f
  10. #7b8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83abcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76a3cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #08b3bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4dadcb {
  color: #4dadcb;
}
Background
.bg-4dadcb {
  background-color: #4dadcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4dadcb {
  border: 2px solid #4dadcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4dadcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 173 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4dadcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4dadcb, #4d6ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4dadcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 173 203 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.98 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.20 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.63 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.95 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.07 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.95 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.53 #b25234 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#4dadcb  rgb(77, 173, 203)  hsl(194, 55%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#cb6b4d  rgb(203, 107, 77)  hsl(14, 55%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#cb4dad  rgb(203, 77, 173)  hsl(314, 55%, 55%)  Mulberry
#adcb4d  rgb(173, 203, 77)  hsl(74, 55%, 55%)  June Bud