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#72B4C3

#72b4c3 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72b4c3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 70.59% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.54% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 191.11°, with 40.3% saturation and 60.59% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.4016

Complementary

  1. #72b4c3
  2. #c38172

Split complementary

  1. #72b4c3
  2. #c3728c
  3. #c3aa72

Analogous

  1. #72c3aa
  2. #72b4c3
  3. #728cc3

Triadic

  1. #72b4c3
  2. #c372b4
  3. #b4c372

Tetradic

  1. #72b4c3
  2. #8172c3
  3. #c38172
  4. #b4c372

Square

  1. #72b4c3
  2. #aa72c3
  3. #c38172
  4. #8cc372

Monochromatic

  1. #2f626d
  2. #4592a3
  3. #72b4c3
  4. #a8d1da
  5. #ddedf1

Shades

#72b4c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72b4c3
  2. #67a2b0
  3. #5b909c
  4. #507e89
  5. #446c75
  6. #395a62
  7. #2e484e
  8. #22363b
  9. #172427
  10. #0b1214
  11. #000000

Tints

#72b4c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72b4c3
  2. #80bcc9
  3. #8ec3cf
  4. #9ccbd5
  5. #aad2db
  6. #b9dae1
  7. #c7e1e7
  8. #d5e9ed
  9. #e3f0f3
  10. #f1f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72b4c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72b4c3
  2. #73afbc
  3. #75aab6
  4. #76a4af
  5. #789fa8
  6. #799aa2
  7. #7a959b
  8. #7c9094
  9. #7d8a8d
  10. #7f8587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97aeb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b0c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca6c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4fbab8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b1c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8dacc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5fb8bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72b4c3 {
  color: #72b4c3;
}
Background
.bg-72b4c3 {
  background-color: #72b4c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72b4c3 {
  border: 2px solid #72b4c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72b4c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 180 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 40% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72b4c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72b4c3, #728cc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72b4c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 180 195 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.86 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.44 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.68 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.52 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.62 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.03 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.12 #8d4b3c Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#72b4c3  rgb(114, 180, 195)  hsl(191, 40%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#c38172  rgb(195, 129, 114)  hsl(11, 40%, 61%)  Old Rose
#c372b4  rgb(195, 114, 180)  hsl(311, 40%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#b4c372  rgb(180, 195, 114)  hsl(71, 40%, 61%)  Olivine