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#72AEC0

#72aec0 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72aec0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 68.24% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.63% cyan, 9.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 193.85°, with 38.24% saturation and 60% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3766

Complementary

  1. #72aec0
  2. #c08472

Split complementary

  1. #72aec0
  2. #c07287
  3. #c0ab72

Analogous

  1. #72c0ab
  2. #72aec0
  3. #7287c0

Triadic

  1. #72aec0
  2. #c072ae
  3. #aec072

Tetradic

  1. #72aec0
  2. #8472c0
  3. #c08472
  4. #aec072

Square

  1. #72aec0
  2. #ab72c0
  3. #c08472
  4. #87c072

Monochromatic

  1. #2f5c6a
  2. #478a9f
  3. #72aec0
  4. #a7ccd8
  5. #dcebef

Shades

#72aec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72aec0
  2. #679dad
  3. #5b8b9a
  4. #507a86
  5. #446873
  6. #395760
  7. #2e464d
  8. #22343a
  9. #172326
  10. #0b1113
  11. #000000

Tints

#72aec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72aec0
  2. #80b6c6
  3. #8ebecd
  4. #9cc6d3
  5. #aaced9
  6. #b9d7e0
  7. #c7dfe6
  8. #d5e7ec
  9. #e3eff2
  10. #f1f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72aec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72aec0
  2. #73a9ba
  3. #75a5b3
  4. #76a0ad
  5. #789ca6
  6. #7997a0
  7. #7a929a
  8. #7c8e93
  9. #7d898d
  10. #7f8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93a9b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2aac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a1c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52b4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91acc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89a6c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60b2b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72aec0 {
  color: #72aec0;
}
Background
.bg-72aec0 {
  background-color: #72aec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72aec0 {
  border: 2px solid #72aec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72aec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 174 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72aec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72aec0, #7287c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72aec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 174 192 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 3.60 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.83 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.10 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.71 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.94 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.60 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.90 #8d513f Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#72aec0  rgb(114, 174, 192)  hsl(194, 38%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#c08472  rgb(192, 132, 114)  hsl(14, 38%, 60%)  Old Rose
#c072ae  rgb(192, 114, 174)  hsl(314, 38%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#aec072  rgb(174, 192, 114)  hsl(74, 38%, 60%)  Olivine