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#2EAECB

#2eaecb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2eaecb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 68.24% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.34% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 191.08°, with 63.05% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.24.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3516

Complementary

  1. #2eaecb
  2. #cb4b2e

Split complementary

  1. #2eaecb
  2. #cb2e60
  3. #cb992e

Analogous

  1. #2ecb99
  2. #2eaecb
  3. #2e60cb

Triadic

  1. #2eaecb
  2. #cb2eae
  3. #aecb2e

Tetradic

  1. #2eaecb
  2. #4b2ecb
  3. #cb4b2e
  4. #aecb2e

Square

  1. #2eaecb
  2. #992ecb
  3. #cb4b2e
  4. #60cb2e

Monochromatic

  1. #12434e
  2. #20798d
  3. #2eaecb
  4. #69c7dd
  5. #a7deeb

Shades

#2eaecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eaecb
  2. #299db7
  3. #258ba2
  4. #207a8e
  5. #1c687a
  6. #175766
  7. #124651
  8. #0e343d
  9. #092329
  10. #051114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eaecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eaecb
  2. #43b6d0
  3. #58bed5
  4. #6dc6db
  5. #82cee0
  6. #97d7e5
  7. #abdfea
  8. #c0e7ef
  9. #d5eff5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eaecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eaecb
  2. #36a9c4
  3. #3ea5bc
  4. #47a0b5
  5. #4f9cad
  6. #5797a6
  7. #5f929e
  8. #678e97
  9. #70898f
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8699cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7eabcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6da2cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eaecb {
  color: #2eaecb;
}
Background
.bg-2eaecb {
  background-color: #2eaecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eaecb {
  border: 2px solid #2eaecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eaecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 174 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eaecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eaecb, #2e60cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eaecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 174 203 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.24 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.96 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.98 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.33 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.60 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.13 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.32 #d15134 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2eaecb  rgb(46, 174, 203)  hsl(191, 63%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#cb4b2e  rgb(203, 75, 46)  hsl(11, 63%, 49%)  Sinopia
#cb2eae  rgb(203, 46, 174)  hsl(311, 63%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#aecb2e  rgb(174, 203, 46)  hsl(71, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green