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#5CB2C1

#5cb2c1 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5cb2c1 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 69.8% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.33% cyan, 7.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 188.91°, with 44.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.46.

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Relative luminance0.3797

Complementary

  1. #5cb2c1
  2. #c16b5c

Split complementary

  1. #5cb2c1
  2. #c15c7f
  3. #c19d5c

Analogous

  1. #5cc19d
  2. #5cb2c1
  3. #5c7fc1

Triadic

  1. #5cb2c1
  2. #c15cb2
  3. #b2c15c

Tetradic

  1. #5cb2c1
  2. #6b5cc1
  3. #c16b5c
  4. #b2c15c

Square

  1. #5cb2c1
  2. #9d5cc1
  3. #c16b5c
  4. #7fc15c

Monochromatic

  1. #245760
  2. #398997
  3. #5cb2c1
  4. #93ccd6
  5. #cbe6eb

Shades

#5cb2c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5cb2c1
  2. #53a0ae
  3. #4a8e9a
  4. #407d87
  5. #376b74
  6. #2e5961
  7. #25474d
  8. #1c353a
  9. #122427
  10. #091213
  11. #000000

Tints

#5cb2c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5cb2c1
  2. #6cbac7
  3. #7dc1cd
  4. #8dc9d4
  5. #9dd1da
  6. #aed9e0
  7. #bee0e6
  8. #cee8ec
  9. #def0f3
  10. #eff7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5cb2c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5cb2c1
  2. #60adbb
  3. #63a8b4
  4. #67a3ae
  5. #6a9ea7
  6. #6e99a1
  7. #72949a
  8. #758f94
  9. #798a8d
  10. #7c8587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eabb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5adc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a1c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0fb9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dafc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82a8c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3cb6bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5cb2c1 {
  color: #5cb2c1;
}
Background
.bg-5cb2c1 {
  background-color: #5cb2c1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5cb2c1 {
  border: 2px solid #5cb2c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5cb2c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 178 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 45% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5cb2c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5cb2c1, #5c7fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5cb2c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 178 193 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.46 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.61 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.77 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.14 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.20 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.37 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.67 #a34d3e Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#5cb2c1  rgb(92, 178, 193)  hsl(189, 45%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#c16b5c  rgb(193, 107, 92)  hsl(9, 45%, 56%)  Indian Red
#c15cb2  rgb(193, 92, 178)  hsl(309, 45%, 56%)  Sky Magenta
#b2c15c  rgb(178, 193, 92)  hsl(69, 45%, 56%)  Dark Khaki