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#4DB5CA

#4db5ca ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4db5ca is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 70.98% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.88% cyan, 10.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 190.08°, with 54.11% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.3889

Complementary

  1. #4db5ca
  2. #ca624d

Split complementary

  1. #4db5ca
  2. #ca4d77
  3. #caa14d

Analogous

  1. #4dcaa1
  2. #4db5ca
  3. #4d77ca

Triadic

  1. #4db5ca
  2. #ca4db5
  3. #b5ca4d

Tetradic

  1. #4db5ca
  2. #624dca
  3. #ca624d
  4. #b5ca4d

Square

  1. #4db5ca
  2. #a14dca
  3. #ca624d
  4. #77ca4d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d5661
  2. #2e8a9c
  3. #4db5ca
  4. #88cedc
  5. #c3e6ed

Shades

#4db5ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4db5ca
  2. #45a3b6
  3. #3e91a2
  4. #367f8d
  5. #2e6d79
  6. #275b65
  7. #1f4851
  8. #17363d
  9. #0f2428
  10. #081214
  11. #000000

Tints

#4db5ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4db5ca
  2. #5fbccf
  3. #71c4d5
  4. #82cbda
  5. #94d3df
  6. #a6dae5
  7. #b8e1ea
  8. #cae9ef
  9. #dbf0f4
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4db5ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4db5ca
  2. #52b0c3
  3. #57aabb
  4. #5ca5b4
  5. #61a0ac
  6. #679ba5
  7. #6c959e
  8. #719096
  9. #768b8f
  10. #7b8587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cadb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5afcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a2ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab2cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7daaca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #03bac1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4db5ca {
  color: #4db5ca;
}
Background
.bg-4db5ca {
  background-color: #4db5ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4db5ca {
  border: 2px solid #4db5ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4db5ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 181 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4db5ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4db5ca, #4d77ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4db5ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 181 202 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.53 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.44 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.48 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.12 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.41 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.44 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.71 #b24a35 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#4db5ca  rgb(77, 181, 202)  hsl(190, 54%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca624d  rgb(202, 98, 77)  hsl(10, 54%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#ca4db5  rgb(202, 77, 181)  hsl(310, 54%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#b5ca4d  rgb(181, 202, 77)  hsl(70, 54%, 55%)  June Bud