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#6BB2C8

#6bb2c8 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6bb2c8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 69.8% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 194.19°, with 45.81% saturation and 60.2% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.3914

Complementary

  1. #6bb2c8
  2. #c8816b

Split complementary

  1. #6bb2c8
  2. #c86b84
  3. #c8b06b

Analogous

  1. #6bc8b0
  2. #6bb2c8
  3. #6b84c8

Triadic

  1. #6bb2c8
  2. #c86bb2
  3. #b2c86b

Tetradic

  1. #6bb2c8
  2. #816bc8
  3. #c8816b
  4. #b2c86b

Square

  1. #6bb2c8
  2. #b06bc8
  3. #c8816b
  4. #84c86b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a6070
  2. #3e8fa8
  3. #6bb2c8
  4. #a3cfdd
  5. #dbecf1

Shades

#6bb2c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bb2c8
  2. #60a0b4
  3. #568ea0
  4. #4b7d8c
  5. #406b78
  6. #365964
  7. #2b4750
  8. #20353c
  9. #152428
  10. #0b1214
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bb2c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bb2c8
  2. #7abace
  3. #89c1d3
  4. #97c9d9
  5. #a6d1de
  6. #b5d9e4
  7. #c4e0e9
  8. #d3e8ef
  9. #e1f0f4
  10. #f0f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bb2c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bb2c8
  2. #6dadc1
  3. #6fa8ba
  4. #71a3b2
  5. #739eab
  6. #7699a4
  7. #78949d
  8. #7a8f96
  9. #7c8a8e
  10. #7e8587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93acb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4aec9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a3c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3dbab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91b0c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87a9c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53b7bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bb2c8 {
  color: #6bb2c8;
}
Background
.bg-6bb2c8 {
  background-color: #6bb2c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bb2c8 {
  border: 2px solid #6bb2c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bb2c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 178 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 46% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bb2c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bb2c8, #6b84c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bb2c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 178 200 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.08 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.96 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.78 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.49 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.96 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.23 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.32 #944d37 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#6bb2c8  rgb(107, 178, 200)  hsl(194, 46%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#c8816b  rgb(200, 129, 107)  hsl(14, 46%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#c86bb2  rgb(200, 107, 178)  hsl(314, 46%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#b2c86b  rgb(178, 200, 107)  hsl(74, 46%, 60%)  June Bud