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#8AABB6

#8aabb6 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8aabb6 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 67.06% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.18% cyan, 6.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 23.16% saturation and 62.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.3791

Complementary

  1. #8aabb6
  2. #b6958a

Split complementary

  1. #8aabb6
  2. #b68a95
  3. #b6ab8a

Analogous

  1. #8ab6ab
  2. #8aabb6
  3. #8a95b6

Triadic

  1. #8aabb6
  2. #b68aab
  3. #abb68a

Tetradic

  1. #8aabb6
  2. #958ab6
  3. #b6958a
  4. #abb68a

Square

  1. #8aabb6
  2. #ab8ab6
  3. #b6958a
  4. #95b68a

Monochromatic

  1. #405d67
  2. #5e8896
  3. #8aabb6
  4. #b9cdd3
  5. #e8eff1

Shades

#8aabb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aabb6
  2. #7c9aa4
  3. #6e8992
  4. #61787f
  5. #53676d
  6. #45565b
  7. #374449
  8. #293337
  9. #1c2224
  10. #0e1112
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aabb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aabb6
  2. #96b3bd
  3. #a1bcc5
  4. #adc4cc
  5. #b9cdd3
  6. #c5d5db
  7. #d0dde2
  8. #dce6e9
  9. #e8eef0
  10. #f3f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aabb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aabb6
  2. #89a7b1
  3. #88a2ab
  4. #879ea6
  5. #869aa0
  6. #85969b
  7. #849196
  8. #838d90
  9. #82898b
  10. #818485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ba8ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a9b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da3b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7dafae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aaab6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96a6b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82adb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aabb6 {
  color: #8aabb6;
}
Background
.bg-8aabb6 {
  background-color: #8aabb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aabb6 {
  border: 2px solid #8aabb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aabb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 171 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 23% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aabb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aabb6, #8a95b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aabb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 171 182 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.56 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.22 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.44 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.52 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.72 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.13 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.67 #755449 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8aabb6  rgb(138, 171, 182)  hsl(195, 23%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#b6958a  rgb(182, 149, 138)  hsl(15, 23%, 63%)  Rosy Brown
#b68aab  rgb(182, 138, 171)  hsl(315, 23%, 63%)  Lilac
#abb68a  rgb(171, 182, 138)  hsl(75, 23%, 63%)  Sage