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#75ABBB

#75abbb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#75abbb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 67.06% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.43% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 193.71°, with 33.98% saturation and 59.61% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.365

Complementary

  1. #75abbb
  2. #bb8575

Split complementary

  1. #75abbb
  2. #bb7588
  3. #bba875

Analogous

  1. #75bba8
  2. #75abbb
  3. #7588bb

Triadic

  1. #75abbb
  2. #bb75ab
  3. #abbb75

Tetradic

  1. #75abbb
  2. #8575bb
  3. #bb8575
  4. #abbb75

Square

  1. #75abbb
  2. #a875bb
  3. #bb8575
  4. #88bb75

Monochromatic

  1. #325965
  2. #4b8798
  3. #75abbb
  4. #a8cad4
  5. #dce9ee

Shades

#75abbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #75abbb
  2. #699aa8
  3. #5e8996
  4. #527883
  5. #466770
  6. #3b565e
  7. #2f444b
  8. #233338
  9. #172225
  10. #0c1113
  11. #000000

Tints

#75abbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #75abbb
  2. #83b3c2
  3. #91bcc9
  4. #9ec4cf
  5. #accdd6
  6. #bad5dd
  7. #c8dde4
  8. #d6e6eb
  9. #e3eef1
  10. #f1f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#75abbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #75abbb
  2. #76a7b5
  3. #77a2af
  4. #789ea9
  5. #799aa3
  6. #7b969e
  7. #7c9198
  8. #7d8d92
  9. #7e898c
  10. #7f8486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93a6ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a8bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5ab1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91a9bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aa4bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66aeb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-75abbb {
  color: #75abbb;
}
Background
.bg-75abbb {
  background-color: #75abbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-75abbb {
  border: 2px solid #75abbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #75abbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 171 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 34% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-75abbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #75abbb, #7588bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-75abbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 171 187 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 3.59 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.88 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.03 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.81 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.83 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.89 #8a5444 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#75abbb  rgb(117, 171, 187)  hsl(194, 34%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#bb8575  rgb(187, 133, 117)  hsl(14, 34%, 60%)  Old Rose
#bb75ab  rgb(187, 117, 171)  hsl(314, 34%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#abbb75  rgb(171, 187, 117)  hsl(74, 34%, 60%)  Olivine