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#6DB3CD

#6db3cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6db3cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 70.2% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.83% cyan, 12.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 196.25°, with 48.98% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.399

Complementary

  1. #6db3cd
  2. #cd876d

Split complementary

  1. #6db3cd
  2. #cd6d83
  3. #cdb76d

Analogous

  1. #6dcdb7
  2. #6db3cd
  3. #6d83cd

Triadic

  1. #6db3cd
  2. #cd6db3
  3. #b3cd6d

Tetradic

  1. #6db3cd
  2. #876dcd
  3. #cd876d
  4. #b3cd6d

Square

  1. #6db3cd
  2. #b76dcd
  3. #cd876d
  4. #83cd6d

Monochromatic

  1. #296378
  2. #3d91b1
  3. #6db3cd
  4. #a6d1e1
  5. #dfeef4

Shades

#6db3cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6db3cd
  2. #62a1b9
  3. #578fa4
  4. #4c7d90
  5. #416b7b
  6. #375a67
  7. #2c4852
  8. #21363e
  9. #162429
  10. #0b1215
  11. #000000

Tints

#6db3cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6db3cd
  2. #7cbbd2
  3. #8ac2d7
  4. #99cadc
  5. #a7d1e1
  6. #b6d9e6
  7. #c5e1eb
  8. #d3e8f0
  9. #e2f0f5
  10. #f0f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6db3cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6db3cd
  2. #6faec5
  3. #71a9be
  4. #73a4b6
  5. #759fae
  6. #779aa7
  7. #78949f
  8. #7a8f97
  9. #7c8a8f
  10. #7e8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95adb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b0ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a5cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3ebbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91b1ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87abcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55b8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6db3cd {
  color: #6db3cd;
}
Background
.bg-6db3cd {
  background-color: #6db3cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6db3cd {
  border: 2px solid #6db3cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6db3cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 179 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 49% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6db3cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6db3cd, #6d83cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6db3cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 179 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 3.47 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.23 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.12 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.21 #924c32 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#6db3cd  rgb(109, 179, 205)  hsl(196, 49%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd876d  rgb(205, 135, 109)  hsl(16, 49%, 62%)  Dark Salmon
#cd6db3  rgb(205, 109, 179)  hsl(316, 49%, 62%)  Sky Magenta
#b3cd6d  rgb(179, 205, 109)  hsl(76, 49%, 62%)  June Bud