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#709DB3

#709db3 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#709db3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 61.57% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.43% cyan, 12.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 199.7°, with 30.59% saturation and 57.06% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3081

Complementary

  1. #709db3
  2. #b38670

Split complementary

  1. #709db3
  2. #b3707c
  3. #b3a770

Analogous

  1. #70b3a7
  2. #709db3
  3. #707cb3

Triadic

  1. #709db3
  2. #b3709d
  3. #9db370

Tetradic

  1. #709db3
  2. #8670b3
  3. #b38670
  4. #9db370

Square

  1. #709db3
  2. #a770b3
  3. #b38670
  4. #7cb370

Monochromatic

  1. #304c5a
  2. #4a778c
  3. #709db3
  4. #a2bfce
  5. #d4e1e8

Shades

#709db3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #709db3
  2. #658da1
  3. #5a7e8f
  4. #4e6e7d
  5. #435e6b
  6. #384f5a
  7. #2d3f48
  8. #222f36
  9. #161f24
  10. #0b1012
  11. #000000

Tints

#709db3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #709db3
  2. #7ea7bb
  3. #8db1c2
  4. #9bbaca
  5. #a9c4d1
  6. #b8ced9
  7. #c6d8e1
  8. #d4e2e8
  9. #e2ebf0
  10. #f1f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#709db3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #709db3
  2. #729aae
  3. #7397a9
  4. #7594a4
  5. #76919f
  6. #788f9a
  7. #7a8c94
  8. #7b898f
  9. #7d868a
  10. #7e8385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8999a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929bb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8893b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58a3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #869cb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f97b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #62a1aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-709db3 {
  color: #709db3;
}
Background
.bg-709db3 {
  background-color: #709db3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-709db3 {
  border: 2px solid #709db3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #709db3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 157 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 31% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-709db3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #709db3, #707cb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-709db3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 157 179 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 3.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.19 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.54 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.02 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.34 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.34 #8f624c Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#709db3  rgb(112, 157, 179)  hsl(200, 31%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#b38670  rgb(179, 134, 112)  hsl(20, 31%, 57%)  Beaver
#b3709d  rgb(179, 112, 157)  hsl(320, 31%, 57%)  Sky Magenta
#9db370  rgb(157, 179, 112)  hsl(80, 31%, 57%)  Olivine