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#6CB5CC

#6cb5cc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6cb5cc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 70.98% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.06% cyan, 11.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 194.38°, with 48.48% saturation and 61.18% 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.406

Complementary

  1. #6cb5cc
  2. #cc836c

Split complementary

  1. #6cb5cc
  2. #cc6c85
  3. #ccb36c

Analogous

  1. #6cccb3
  2. #6cb5cc
  3. #6c85cc

Triadic

  1. #6cb5cc
  2. #cc6cb5
  3. #b5cc6c

Tetradic

  1. #6cb5cc
  2. #836ccc
  3. #cc836c
  4. #b5cc6c

Square

  1. #6cb5cc
  2. #b36ccc
  3. #cc836c
  4. #85cc6c

Monochromatic

  1. #296476
  2. #3d93af
  3. #6cb5cc
  4. #a5d2e0
  5. #deeef3

Shades

#6cb5cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cb5cc
  2. #61a3b8
  3. #5691a3
  4. #4c7f8f
  5. #416d7a
  6. #365b66
  7. #2b4852
  8. #20363d
  9. #162429
  10. #0b1214
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cb5cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cb5cc
  2. #7bbcd1
  3. #89c4d6
  4. #98cbdb
  5. #a7d3e0
  6. #b6dae6
  7. #c4e1eb
  8. #d3e9f0
  9. #e2f0f5
  10. #f0f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cb5cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cb5cc
  2. #6eb0c4
  3. #70aabd
  4. #72a5b5
  5. #74a0ae
  6. #769ba6
  7. #78959e
  8. #7a9097
  9. #7c8b8f
  10. #7e8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96afb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b1cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3cbdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93b3cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89accc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53bac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cb5cc {
  color: #6cb5cc;
}
Background
.bg-6cb5cc {
  background-color: #6cb5cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cb5cc {
  border: 2px solid #6cb5cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cb5cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 181 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 48% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cb5cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cb5cc, #6c85cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cb5cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 181 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.54 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.13 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.61 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.72 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.83 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.27 #934a33 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#6cb5cc  rgb(108, 181, 204)  hsl(194, 48%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc836c  rgb(204, 131, 108)  hsl(14, 48%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#cc6cb5  rgb(204, 108, 181)  hsl(314, 48%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#b5cc6c  rgb(181, 204, 108)  hsl(74, 48%, 61%)  June Bud