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#4EB9D8

#4eb9d8 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4eb9d8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 72.55% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.89% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 193.48°, with 63.89% saturation and 57.65% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.75.

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Relative luminance0.4128

Complementary

  1. #4eb9d8
  2. #d86d4e

Split complementary

  1. #4eb9d8
  2. #d84e74
  3. #d8b24e

Analogous

  1. #4ed8b2
  2. #4eb9d8
  3. #4e74d8

Triadic

  1. #4eb9d8
  2. #d84eb9
  3. #b9d84e

Tetradic

  1. #4eb9d8
  2. #6d4ed8
  3. #d86d4e
  4. #b9d84e

Square

  1. #4eb9d8
  2. #b24ed8
  3. #d86d4e
  4. #74d84e

Monochromatic

  1. #195f74
  2. #2793b2
  3. #4eb9d8
  4. #8dd2e6
  5. #cbebf4

Shades

#4eb9d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eb9d8
  2. #46a7c2
  3. #3e94ad
  4. #378297
  5. #2f6f82
  6. #275d6c
  7. #1f4a56
  8. #173841
  9. #10252b
  10. #081316
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eb9d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eb9d8
  2. #60c0dc
  3. #71c7e0
  4. #83cee4
  5. #95d5e8
  6. #a7dcec
  7. #b8e3ef
  8. #caeaf3
  9. #dcf1f7
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eb9d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eb9d8
  2. #53b3cf
  3. #58aec6
  4. #5da8be
  5. #62a2b5
  6. #679dac
  7. #6c97a3
  8. #71919a
  9. #768b92
  10. #7b8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b1bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b4da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a6d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb6d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7daed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eb9d8 {
  color: #4eb9d8;
}
Background
.bg-4eb9d8 {
  background-color: #4eb9d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eb9d8 {
  border: 2px solid #4eb9d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eb9d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 185 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 64% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eb9d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eb9d8, #4e74d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eb9d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 185 216 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.75 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.38 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.76 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.08 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.53 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.51 #b14627 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#4eb9d8  rgb(78, 185, 216)  hsl(193, 64%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#d86d4e  rgb(216, 109, 78)  hsl(13, 64%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#d84eb9  rgb(216, 78, 185)  hsl(313, 64%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#b9d84e  rgb(185, 216, 78)  hsl(73, 64%, 58%)  June Bud