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#669CAB

#669cab ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#669cab is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 61.18% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.35% cyan, 8.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.04°, with 29.11% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2954

Complementary

  1. #669cab
  2. #ab7566

Split complementary

  1. #669cab
  2. #ab667a
  3. #ab9766

Analogous

  1. #66ab97
  2. #669cab
  3. #667aab

Triadic

  1. #669cab
  2. #ab669c
  3. #9cab66

Tetradic

  1. #669cab
  2. #7566ab
  3. #ab7566
  4. #9cab66

Square

  1. #669cab
  2. #9766ab
  3. #ab7566
  4. #7aab66

Monochromatic

  1. #2b464d
  2. #46727f
  3. #669cab
  4. #97bcc6
  5. #c9dce1

Shades

#669cab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669cab
  2. #5c8c9a
  3. #527d89
  4. #476d78
  5. #3d5e67
  6. #334e56
  7. #293e44
  8. #1f2f33
  9. #141f22
  10. #0a1011
  11. #000000

Tints

#669cab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669cab
  2. #75a6b3
  3. #85b0bc
  4. #94bac4
  5. #a3c4cd
  6. #b3ced5
  7. #c2d7dd
  8. #d1e1e6
  9. #e0ebee
  10. #f0f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669cab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669cab
  2. #6999a7
  3. #6b96a2
  4. #6e949e
  5. #70919a
  6. #738e96
  7. #768b91
  8. #78888d
  9. #7b8689
  10. #7d8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84979e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9299ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8790ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4aa2a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #839aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b95ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #579fa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669cab {
  color: #669cab;
}
Background
.bg-669cab {
  background-color: #669cab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669cab {
  border: 2px solid #669cab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669cab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 156 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 29% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669cab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669cab, #667aab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669cab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 156 171 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.84 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.44 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.91 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.03 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.82 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.95 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.57 #996354 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#669cab  rgb(102, 156, 171)  hsl(193, 29%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#ab7566  rgb(171, 117, 102)  hsl(13, 29%, 54%)  Beaver
#ab669c  rgb(171, 102, 156)  hsl(313, 29%, 54%)  Sky Magenta
#9cab66  rgb(156, 171, 102)  hsl(73, 29%, 54%)  Olivine