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#4DB9DB

#4db9db ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4db9db is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 72.55% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.84% cyan, 15.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 194.37°, with 66.36% saturation and 58.04% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.66.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4139

Complementary

  1. #4db9db
  2. #db6f4d

Split complementary

  1. #4db9db
  2. #db4d72
  3. #dbb64d

Analogous

  1. #4ddbb6
  2. #4db9db
  3. #4d72db

Triadic

  1. #4db9db
  2. #db4db9
  3. #b9db4d

Tetradic

  1. #4db9db
  2. #6f4ddb
  3. #db6f4d
  4. #b9db4d

Square

  1. #4db9db
  2. #b64ddb
  3. #db6f4d
  4. #72db4d

Monochromatic

  1. #186077
  2. #2594b7
  3. #4db9db
  4. #8dd2e8
  5. #ccebf5

Shades

#4db9db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4db9db
  2. #45a7c5
  3. #3e94af
  4. #368299
  5. #2e6f83
  6. #275d6e
  7. #1f4a58
  8. #173842
  9. #0f252c
  10. #081316
  11. #000000

Tints

#4db9db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4db9db
  2. #5fc0df
  3. #71c7e2
  4. #82cee6
  5. #94d5e9
  6. #a6dced
  7. #b8e3f1
  8. #caeaf4
  9. #dbf1f8
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4db9db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4db9db
  2. #52b3d2
  3. #57aec9
  4. #5ca8c0
  5. #61a2b7
  6. #679dae
  7. #6c97a4
  8. #71919b
  9. #768b92
  10. #7b8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b1c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b5dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a6db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab6dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7baedb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4db9db {
  color: #4db9db;
}
Background
.bg-4db9db {
  background-color: #4db9db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4db9db {
  border: 2px solid #4db9db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4db9db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 185 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4db9db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4db9db, #4d72db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4db9db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 185 219 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.66 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.87 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.81 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.00 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.10 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.98 #b24624 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#4db9db  rgb(77, 185, 219)  hsl(194, 66%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#db6f4d  rgb(219, 111, 77)  hsl(14, 66%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#db4db9  rgb(219, 77, 185)  hsl(314, 66%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#b9db4d  rgb(185, 219, 77)  hsl(74, 66%, 58%)  June Bud