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#4EB4CC

#4eb4cc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4eb4cc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 70.59% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.76% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 191.43°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.71.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.3862

Complementary

  1. #4eb4cc
  2. #cc664e

Split complementary

  1. #4eb4cc
  2. #cc4e75
  3. #cca54e

Analogous

  1. #4ecca5
  2. #4eb4cc
  3. #4e75cc

Triadic

  1. #4eb4cc
  2. #cc4eb4
  3. #b4cc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4eb4cc
  2. #664ecc
  3. #cc664e
  4. #b4cc4e

Square

  1. #4eb4cc
  2. #a54ecc
  3. #cc664e
  4. #75cc4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d5764
  2. #2e8aa0
  3. #4eb4cc
  4. #89cddd
  5. #c5e6ee

Shades

#4eb4cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eb4cc
  2. #46a2b8
  3. #3e90a3
  4. #377e8f
  5. #2f6c7a
  6. #275a66
  7. #1f4852
  8. #17363d
  9. #102429
  10. #081214
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eb4cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eb4cc
  2. #60bcd1
  3. #71c3d6
  4. #83cbdb
  5. #95d2e0
  6. #a7dae6
  7. #b8e1eb
  8. #cae9f0
  9. #dcf0f5
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eb4cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eb4cc
  2. #53afc4
  3. #58aabd
  4. #5da4b5
  5. #629fae
  6. #679aa6
  7. #6c959e
  8. #719097
  9. #768a8f
  10. #7b8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cacb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3afcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89b1cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ca9cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #07b9c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eb4cc {
  color: #4eb4cc;
}
Background
.bg-4eb4cc {
  background-color: #4eb4cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eb4cc {
  border: 2px solid #4eb4cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eb4cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 180 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eb4cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eb4cc, #4e75cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eb4cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 180 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.71 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.06 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.96 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.00 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.16 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.20 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.21 #b14b33 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#4eb4cc  rgb(78, 180, 204)  hsl(191, 55%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc664e  rgb(204, 102, 78)  hsl(11, 55%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#cc4eb4  rgb(204, 78, 180)  hsl(311, 55%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b4cc4e  rgb(180, 204, 78)  hsl(71, 55%, 55%)  June Bud