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#5CB8CD

#5cb8cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5cb8cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 72.16% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.12% cyan, 10.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 191.15°, with 53.05% saturation and 58.24% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.97.

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Relative luminance0.4096

Complementary

  1. #5cb8cd
  2. #cd715c

Split complementary

  1. #5cb8cd
  2. #cd5c80
  3. #cdaa5c

Analogous

  1. #5ccdaa
  2. #5cb8cd
  3. #5c80cd

Triadic

  1. #5cb8cd
  2. #cd5cb8
  3. #b8cd5c

Tetradic

  1. #5cb8cd
  2. #715ccd
  3. #cd715c
  4. #b8cd5c

Square

  1. #5cb8cd
  2. #aa5ccd
  3. #cd715c
  4. #80cd5c

Monochromatic

  1. #22606e
  2. #3493a9
  3. #5cb8cd
  4. #97d2df
  5. #d1ebf1

Shades

#5cb8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5cb8cd
  2. #53a6b9
  3. #4a93a4
  4. #408190
  5. #376e7b
  6. #2e5c67
  7. #254a52
  8. #1c373e
  9. #122529
  10. #091215
  11. #000000

Tints

#5cb8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5cb8cd
  2. #6cbfd2
  3. #7dc6d7
  4. #8dcddc
  5. #9dd4e1
  6. #aedce6
  7. #bee3eb
  8. #ceeaf0
  9. #def1f5
  10. #eff8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5cb8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5cb8cd
  2. #60b2c5
  3. #63adbe
  4. #67a7b6
  5. #6aa2ae
  6. #6e9ca7
  7. #72969f
  8. #759197
  9. #798b8f
  10. #7c8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b3ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b5ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84adcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #35bdc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5cb8cd {
  color: #5cb8cd;
}
Background
.bg-5cb8cd {
  background-color: #5cb8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5cb8cd {
  border: 2px solid #5cb8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5cb8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 184 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 53% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5cb8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5cb8cd, #5c80cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5cb8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 184 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.97 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.98 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.02 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.13 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.65 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.68 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.81 #a34732 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#5cb8cd  rgb(92, 184, 205)  hsl(191, 53%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd715c  rgb(205, 113, 92)  hsl(11, 53%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#cd5cb8  rgb(205, 92, 184)  hsl(311, 53%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#b8cd5c  rgb(184, 205, 92)  hsl(71, 53%, 58%)  June Bud