Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2)

The hex code for Moonstone Blue is #73A9C2. It is rgb(115, 169, 194) in RGB, hsl(199, 39%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 13%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK — a light teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73A9C2

HEX#73A9C2

RGBrgb(115, 169, 194)

HSLhsl(199, 39%, 61%)

HSVhsv(199, 41%, 76%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 13%, 0%, 24%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.067 228.7)

LABlab(66.16% -13.55 -18.81)

LCHlch(66.16% 23.18 234.24)

Colors Closest to Moonstone Blue

Moonstone Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 5.94 Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 8.05 Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 9.55 Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 10.04 Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 10.51 Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 11.51

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#73A9C2 Channel Values

How Moonstone Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 115 · G 169 · B 194	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 199° · S 39% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 199° · S 41% · V 76%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 24%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Moonstone Blue background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Moonstone Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Moonstone Blue; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Moonstone Blue

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Moonstone Blue Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#73A9C2

Protanopia#A1A1C2

Protanomaly#91A4C2

Deuteranopia#9A9AC3

Deuteranomaly#8CA0C3

Tritanopia#6DACAC

Tritanomaly#70ABB5

Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #73A9C2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--moonstone-blue: #73A9C2;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73A9C2;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'moonstone-blue': '#73A9C2' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.663, blue: 0.761)

Android XML<color name="moonstone_blue">#73A9C2</color>

SVG fillfill="#73A9C2"

More Teal Colors

Moonstone Blue sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

73abab 6bffff 73e8dc 6bdaff 74d4ff 67e4de 75ffff 66ffff 76abad 66cccc 76d7ea 669999 8dd9cc aec6cf cdf4f4 ebffff 005f5a 0093af 00d3f2 0a7e8c 15f2fd 228783 336666 4a646c

#73A9C2 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Moonstone Blue?

The hex code for Moonstone Blue is #73A9C2. That is rgb(115, 169, 194) in RGB, hsl(199, 39%, 61%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(41%, 13%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #73A9C2?

#73A9C2 is rgb(115, 169, 194) — red 115, green 169, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73A9C2?

#73A9C2 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 13%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73A9C2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73A9C2 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73A9C2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73A9C2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.64, which is visibly different.

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