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#679AAA

#679aaa ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#679aaa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.39% red, 60.39% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.41% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 194.33°, with 28.27% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.289

Complementary

  1. #679aaa
  2. #aa7767

Split complementary

  1. #679aaa
  2. #aa6778
  3. #aa9967

Analogous

  1. #67aa99
  2. #679aaa
  3. #6778aa

Triadic

  1. #679aaa
  2. #aa679a
  3. #9aaa67

Tetradic

  1. #679aaa
  2. #7767aa
  3. #aa7767
  4. #9aaa67

Square

  1. #679aaa
  2. #9967aa
  3. #aa7767
  4. #78aa67

Monochromatic

  1. #2b454d
  2. #46717e
  3. #679aaa
  4. #98bbc5
  5. #c9dbe1

Shades

#679aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #679aaa
  2. #5d8b99
  3. #527b88
  4. #486c77
  5. #3e5c66
  6. #344d55
  7. #293e44
  8. #1f2e33
  9. #151f22
  10. #0a0f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#679aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #679aaa
  2. #76a4b3
  3. #85aebb
  4. #95b8c4
  5. #a4c2cc
  6. #b3cdd5
  7. #c2d7dd
  8. #d1e1e6
  9. #e1ebee
  10. #f0f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#679aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #679aaa
  2. #6a97a6
  3. #6c95a2
  4. #6f929d
  5. #719099
  6. #748d95
  7. #768a91
  8. #79888d
  9. #7b8588
  10. #7e8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83959c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9097ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858faa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4da09f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8198ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a93aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #589da3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-679aaa {
  color: #679aaa;
}
Background
.bg-679aaa {
  background-color: #679aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-679aaa {
  border: 2px solid #679aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #679aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 103 154 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 28% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-679aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #679aaa, #6778aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-679aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(103 154 170 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.81 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.26 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.11 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.35 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.53 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.65 #986555 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#679aaa  rgb(103, 154, 170)  hsl(194, 28%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#aa7767  rgb(170, 119, 103)  hsl(14, 28%, 54%)  Beaver
#aa679a  rgb(170, 103, 154)  hsl(314, 28%, 54%)  Sky Magenta
#9aaa67  rgb(154, 170, 103)  hsl(74, 28%, 54%)  Asparagus