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#5CAEC6

#5caec6 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5caec6 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 68.24% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.54% cyan, 12.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 193.58°, with 48.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3662

Complementary

  1. #5caec6
  2. #c6745c

Split complementary

  1. #5caec6
  2. #c65c79
  3. #c6a95c

Analogous

  1. #5cc6a9
  2. #5caec6
  3. #5c79c6

Triadic

  1. #5caec6
  2. #c65cae
  3. #aec65c

Tetradic

  1. #5caec6
  2. #745cc6
  3. #c6745c
  4. #aec65c

Square

  1. #5caec6
  2. #a95cc6
  3. #c6745c
  4. #79c65c

Monochromatic

  1. #235765
  2. #37879e
  3. #5caec6
  4. #95cada
  5. #cde6ee

Shades

#5caec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5caec6
  2. #539db2
  3. #4a8b9e
  4. #407a8b
  5. #376877
  6. #2e5763
  7. #25464f
  8. #1c343b
  9. #122328
  10. #091114
  11. #000000

Tints

#5caec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5caec6
  2. #6cb6cc
  3. #7dbed1
  4. #8dc6d7
  5. #9dcedd
  6. #aed7e3
  7. #bedfe8
  8. #cee7ee
  9. #deeff4
  10. #eff7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5caec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5caec6
  2. #60a9bf
  3. #63a5b8
  4. #67a0b1
  5. #6a9caa
  6. #6e97a3
  7. #72929c
  8. #758e95
  9. #79898e
  10. #7c8587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ca8b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9faac7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9ec6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #03b6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89acc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ea5c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3bb3bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5caec6 {
  color: #5caec6;
}
Background
.bg-5caec6 {
  background-color: #5caec6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5caec6 {
  border: 2px solid #5caec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5caec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 174 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 48% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5caec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5caec6, #5c79c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5caec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 174 198 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.48 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.14 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.42 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.60 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.71 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.19 #a35139 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#5caec6  rgb(92, 174, 198)  hsl(194, 48%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#c6745c  rgb(198, 116, 92)  hsl(14, 48%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#c65cae  rgb(198, 92, 174)  hsl(314, 48%, 57%)  Sky Magenta
#aec65c  rgb(174, 198, 92)  hsl(74, 48%, 57%)  June Bud