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#8ABAC3

#8abac3 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8abac3 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 72.94% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.23% cyan, 4.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 189.47°, with 32.2% saturation and 65.29% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.74.

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Relative luminance0.4446

Complementary

  1. #8abac3
  2. #c3938a

Split complementary

  1. #8abac3
  2. #c38a9d
  3. #c3af8a

Analogous

  1. #8ac3af
  2. #8abac3
  3. #8a9dc3

Triadic

  1. #8abac3
  2. #c38aba
  3. #bac38a

Tetradic

  1. #8abac3
  2. #938ac3
  3. #c3938a
  4. #bac38a

Square

  1. #8abac3
  2. #af8ac3
  3. #c3938a
  4. #9dc38a

Monochromatic

  1. #3d6e77
  2. #579ca9
  3. #8abac3
  4. #bdd8dd
  5. #eff6f7

Shades

#8abac3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8abac3
  2. #7ca7b0
  3. #6e959c
  4. #618289
  5. #537075
  6. #455d62
  7. #374a4e
  8. #29383b
  9. #1c2527
  10. #0e1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8abac3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8abac3
  2. #96c1c9
  3. #a1c8cf
  4. #adcfd5
  5. #b9d6db
  6. #c5dde1
  7. #d0e3e7
  8. #dceaed
  9. #e8f1f3
  10. #f3f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8abac3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8abac3
  2. #89b4bc
  3. #88aeb6
  4. #87a9af
  5. #86a3a8
  6. #859da2
  7. #84979b
  8. #839194
  9. #828c8d
  10. #818687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3b5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b6c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8afc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77bebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3b8c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db3c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fbdbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8abac3 {
  color: #8abac3;
}
Background
.bg-8abac3 {
  background-color: #8abac3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8abac3 {
  border: 2px solid #8abac3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8abac3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 186 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 32% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8abac3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8abac3, #8a9dc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8abac3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 186 195 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.74 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.79 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.24 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.43 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.45 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.00 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.38 #75453c Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8abac3  rgb(138, 186, 195)  hsl(189, 32%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue
#c3938a  rgb(195, 147, 138)  hsl(9, 32%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#c38aba  rgb(195, 138, 186)  hsl(309, 32%, 65%)  Lilac
#bac38a  rgb(186, 195, 138)  hsl(69, 32%, 65%)  Sage