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#6598A8

#6598a8 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6598a8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 59.61% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.88% cyan, 9.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 194.33°, with 27.8% saturation and 52.75% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.36.

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Relative luminance0.2805

Complementary

  1. #6598a8
  2. #a87565

Split complementary

  1. #6598a8
  2. #a86577
  3. #a89765

Analogous

  1. #65a897
  2. #6598a8
  3. #6577a8

Triadic

  1. #6598a8
  2. #a86598
  3. #98a865

Tetradic

  1. #6598a8
  2. #7565a8
  3. #a87565
  4. #98a865

Square

  1. #6598a8
  2. #9765a8
  3. #a87565
  4. #77a865

Monochromatic

  1. #2a424a
  2. #466e7b
  3. #6598a8
  4. #96b9c4
  5. #c7d9df

Shades

#6598a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6598a8
  2. #5b8997
  3. #517a86
  4. #476a76
  5. #3d5b65
  6. #334c54
  7. #283d43
  8. #1e2e32
  9. #141e22
  10. #0a0f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#6598a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6598a8
  2. #74a2b1
  3. #84adb9
  4. #93b7c2
  5. #a3c1cb
  6. #b2ccd4
  7. #c1d6dc
  8. #d1e0e5
  9. #e0eaee
  10. #f0f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6598a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6598a8
  2. #6896a4
  3. #6a93a0
  4. #6d919c
  5. #708e98
  6. #738c94
  7. #758a90
  8. #78878c
  9. #7b8588
  10. #7d8284
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81939a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e95a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a9e9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8096a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7892a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #569ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6598a8 {
  color: #6598a8;
}
Background
.bg-6598a8 {
  background-color: #6598a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6598a8 {
  border: 2px solid #6598a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6598a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 152 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 28% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6598a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6598a8, #6577a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6598a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 152 168 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.36 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.34 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.56 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.73 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.39 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.39 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.49 #9a6757 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#6598a8  rgb(101, 152, 168)  hsl(194, 28%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#a87565  rgb(168, 117, 101)  hsl(14, 28%, 53%)  Beaver
#a86598  rgb(168, 101, 152)  hsl(314, 28%, 53%)  Mulberry
#98a865  rgb(152, 168, 101)  hsl(74, 28%, 53%)  Moss Green