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#6CB8CD

#6cb8cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6cb8cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 72.16% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.32% cyan, 10.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 192.99°, with 49.24% saturation and 61.37% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.4188

Complementary

  1. #6cb8cd
  2. #cd816c

Split complementary

  1. #6cb8cd
  2. #cd6c87
  3. #cdb16c

Analogous

  1. #6ccdb1
  2. #6cb8cd
  3. #6c87cd

Triadic

  1. #6cb8cd
  2. #cd6cb8
  3. #b8cd6c

Tetradic

  1. #6cb8cd
  2. #816ccd
  3. #cd816c
  4. #b8cd6c

Square

  1. #6cb8cd
  2. #b16ccd
  3. #cd816c
  4. #87cd6c

Monochromatic

  1. #296677
  2. #3c97b0
  3. #6cb8cd
  4. #a5d4e0
  5. #deeff4

Shades

#6cb8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cb8cd
  2. #61a6b9
  3. #5693a4
  4. #4c8190
  5. #416e7b
  6. #365c67
  7. #2b4a52
  8. #20373e
  9. #162529
  10. #0b1215
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cb8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cb8cd
  2. #7bbfd2
  3. #89c6d7
  4. #98cddc
  5. #a7d4e1
  6. #b6dce6
  7. #c4e3eb
  8. #d3eaf0
  9. #e2f1f5
  10. #f0f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cb8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cb8cd
  2. #6eb2c5
  3. #70adbe
  4. #72a7b6
  5. #74a2ae
  6. #769ca7
  7. #78969f
  8. #7a9197
  9. #7c8b8f
  10. #7e8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97b2bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab4ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3ac0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95b5ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bafcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52bdc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cb8cd {
  color: #6cb8cd;
}
Background
.bg-6cb8cd {
  background-color: #6cb8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cb8cd {
  border: 2px solid #6cb8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cb8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 184 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cb8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cb8cd, #6c87cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cb8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 184 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.71 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.85 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.85 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.92 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.36 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.37 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.56 #934732 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#6cb8cd  rgb(108, 184, 205)  hsl(193, 49%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd816c  rgb(205, 129, 108)  hsl(13, 49%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#cd6cb8  rgb(205, 108, 184)  hsl(313, 49%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#b8cd6c  rgb(184, 205, 108)  hsl(73, 49%, 61%)  June Bud