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#72ADBC

#72adbc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72adbc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 67.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.36% cyan, 7.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 192.16°, with 35.58% saturation and 59.22% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.371

Complementary

  1. #72adbc
  2. #bc8172

Split complementary

  1. #72adbc
  2. #bc7288
  3. #bca672

Analogous

  1. #72bca6
  2. #72adbc
  3. #7288bc

Triadic

  1. #72adbc
  2. #bc72ad
  3. #adbc72

Tetradic

  1. #72adbc
  2. #8172bc
  3. #bc8172
  4. #adbc72

Square

  1. #72adbc
  2. #a672bc
  3. #bc8172
  4. #88bc72

Monochromatic

  1. #305a65
  2. #498999
  3. #72adbc
  4. #a6cbd5
  5. #dae9ed

Shades

#72adbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72adbc
  2. #679ca9
  3. #5b8a96
  4. #507984
  5. #446871
  6. #39575e
  7. #2e454b
  8. #223438
  9. #172326
  10. #0b1113
  11. #000000

Tints

#72adbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72adbc
  2. #80b5c3
  3. #8ebdc9
  4. #9cc6d0
  5. #aaced7
  6. #b9d6de
  7. #c7dee4
  8. #d5e6eb
  9. #e3eff2
  10. #f1f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72adbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72adbc
  2. #73a9b6
  3. #75a4b0
  4. #76a0aa
  5. #789ba4
  6. #79979e
  7. #7a9298
  8. #7c8e92
  9. #7d898c
  10. #7f8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93a8ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a0bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54b3b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91abbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89a5bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #62b1b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72adbc {
  color: #72adbc;
}
Background
.bg-72adbc {
  background-color: #72adbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72adbc {
  border: 2px solid #72adbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72adbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 173 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72adbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72adbc, #7288bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72adbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 173 188 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.56 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.76 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.84 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.74 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.76 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.02 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.28 #8d5243 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#72adbc  rgb(114, 173, 188)  hsl(192, 36%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#bc8172  rgb(188, 129, 114)  hsl(12, 36%, 59%)  Old Rose
#bc72ad  rgb(188, 114, 173)  hsl(312, 36%, 59%)  Sky Magenta
#adbc72  rgb(173, 188, 114)  hsl(72, 36%, 59%)  Olivine