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#56ABBD

#56abbd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#56abbd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 67.06% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.5% cyan, 9.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 190.49°, with 43.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3478

Complementary

  1. #56abbd
  2. #bd6856

Split complementary

  1. #56abbd
  2. #bd5677
  3. #bd9c56

Analogous

  1. #56bd9c
  2. #56abbd
  3. #5677bd

Triadic

  1. #56abbd
  2. #bd56ab
  3. #abbd56

Tetradic

  1. #56abbd
  2. #6856bd
  3. #bd6856
  4. #abbd56

Square

  1. #56abbd
  2. #9c56bd
  3. #bd6856
  4. #77bd56

Monochromatic

  1. #224e58
  2. #38808f
  3. #56abbd
  4. #8dc6d2
  5. #c4e2e8

Shades

#56abbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56abbd
  2. #4d9aaa
  3. #458997
  4. #3c7884
  5. #346771
  6. #2b565f
  7. #22444c
  8. #1a3339
  9. #112226
  10. #091113
  11. #000000

Tints

#56abbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56abbd
  2. #67b3c4
  3. #78bcca
  4. #89c4d1
  5. #9acdd7
  6. #abd5de
  7. #bbdde5
  8. #cce6eb
  9. #ddeef2
  10. #eef7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56abbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56abbd
  2. #5aa7b7
  3. #5ea2b1
  4. #639eab
  5. #679aa5
  6. #6b969f
  7. #6f9198
  8. #738d92
  9. #78898c
  10. #7c8486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da6be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9abd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87a8be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ba1bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #34afb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56abbd {
  color: #56abbd;
}
Background
.bg-56abbd {
  background-color: #56abbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56abbd {
  border: 2px solid #56abbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56abbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 171 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56abbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56abbd, #5677bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56abbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 171 189 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.33 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.10 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.81 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.02 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.27 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.64 #a95442 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#56abbd  rgb(86, 171, 189)  hsl(190, 44%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#bd6856  rgb(189, 104, 86)  hsl(10, 44%, 54%)  Indian Red
#bd56ab  rgb(189, 86, 171)  hsl(310, 44%, 54%)  Mulberry
#abbd56  rgb(171, 189, 86)  hsl(70, 44%, 54%)  Dark Khaki