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#79ADBC

#79adbc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79adbc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 67.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.64% cyan, 7.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.43°, with 33.33% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3758

Complementary

  1. #79adbc
  2. #bc8879

Split complementary

  1. #79adbc
  2. #bc798c
  3. #bca979

Analogous

  1. #79bca9
  2. #79adbc
  3. #798cbc

Triadic

  1. #79adbc
  2. #bc79ad
  3. #adbc79

Tetradic

  1. #79adbc
  2. #8879bc
  3. #bc8879
  4. #adbc79

Square

  1. #79adbc
  2. #a979bc
  3. #bc8879
  4. #8cbc79

Monochromatic

  1. #345c68
  2. #4e8a9b
  3. #79adbc
  4. #acccd6
  5. #dfebef

Shades

#79adbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79adbc
  2. #6d9ca9
  3. #618a96
  4. #557984
  5. #496871
  6. #3d575e
  7. #30454b
  8. #243438
  9. #182326
  10. #0c1113
  11. #000000

Tints

#79adbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79adbc
  2. #86b5c3
  3. #94bdc9
  4. #a1c6d0
  5. #afced7
  6. #bcd6de
  7. #c9dee4
  8. #d7e6eb
  9. #e4eff2
  10. #f2f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79adbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79adbc
  2. #7aa9b6
  3. #7aa4b0
  4. #7ba0aa
  5. #7c9ba4
  6. #7d979e
  7. #7d9298
  8. #7e8e92
  9. #7f898c
  10. #7f8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95a8af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3aabd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60b3b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94abbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8da6bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bb0b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79adbc {
  color: #79adbc;
}
Background
.bg-79adbc {
  background-color: #79adbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79adbc {
  border: 2px solid #79adbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79adbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 173 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79adbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79adbc, #798cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79adbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 173 188 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 3.96 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.56 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.61 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.20 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.46 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.32 #865243 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#79adbc  rgb(121, 173, 188)  hsl(193, 33%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#bc8879  rgb(188, 136, 121)  hsl(13, 33%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#bc79ad  rgb(188, 121, 173)  hsl(313, 33%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#adbc79  rgb(173, 188, 121)  hsl(73, 33%, 61%)  Olivine