ColorTool
Log in
#5FA8BD

#5fa8bd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#5fa8bd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 65.88% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.74% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 193.4°, with 41.59% saturation and 55.69% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#6699cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3411

Complementary

  1. #5fa8bd
  2. #bd745f

Split complementary

  1. #5fa8bd
  2. #bd5f79
  3. #bda35f

Analogous

  1. #5fbda3
  2. #5fa8bd
  3. #5f79bd

Triadic

  1. #5fa8bd
  2. #bd5fa8
  3. #a8bd5f

Tetradic

  1. #5fa8bd
  2. #745fbd
  3. #bd745f
  4. #a8bd5f

Square

  1. #5fa8bd
  2. #a35fbd
  3. #bd745f
  4. #79bd5f

Monochromatic

  1. #26515d
  2. #3d8093
  3. #5fa8bd
  4. #95c5d3
  5. #cbe3ea

Shades

#5fa8bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5fa8bd
  2. #5697aa
  3. #4c8697
  4. #437684
  5. #396571
  6. #30545f
  7. #26434c
  8. #1d3239
  9. #132226
  10. #0a1113
  11. #000000

Tints

#5fa8bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5fa8bd
  2. #6fb1c4
  3. #7fb9ca
  4. #8fc2d1
  5. #9fcbd7
  6. #afd4de
  7. #bfdce5
  8. #cfe5eb
  9. #dfeef2
  10. #eff6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5fa8bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5fa8bd
  2. #62a4b7
  3. #66a0b1
  4. #699cab
  5. #6c98a5
  6. #70949f
  7. #739098
  8. #768c92
  9. #79888c
  10. #7d8486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a2ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa4be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c99bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #29afae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87a6be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45acb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-5fa8bd {
  color: #5fa8bd;
}
Background
.bg-5fa8bd {
  background-color: #5fa8bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5fa8bd {
  border: 2px solid #5fa8bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5fa8bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 168 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 42% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5fa8bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5fa8bd, #5f79bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5fa8bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 168 189 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.21 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.03 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.20 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.68 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.70 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.00 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.32 #a05742 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#5fa8bd  rgb(95, 168, 189)  hsl(193, 42%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#bd745f  rgb(189, 116, 95)  hsl(13, 42%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#bd5fa8  rgb(189, 95, 168)  hsl(313, 42%, 56%)  Sky Magenta
#a8bd5f  rgb(168, 189, 95)  hsl(73, 42%, 56%)  Olivine