Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.57:1 — vs black: 8.18:1

Color values

  • HEX #73A9C2
  • RGB rgb(115, 169, 194)
  • HSL hsl(198, 40%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 40.72, 12.89, 0, 23.92 )
  • Websafe #6699CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #73A9C2 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Moonstone Blue
#73A9C2 Base
#C28C73
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Moonstone Blue
#73A9C2 Base
#73C2B3
#7381C2
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Moonstone Blue
#73A9C2 Base
#C273A9
#A9C273
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Moonstone Blue
#73A9C2 Base
#C27381
#C2B373
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Moonstone Blue
#73A9C2 Base
#B373C2
#C28C73
#81C273
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Moonstone Blue
#73A9C2 Base
#2F596D
#4785A2
#5798B6
#8FBACE
#A8CAD9
#DEEAF0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Moonstone Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#080F12
#192F39
#2A4F61
#3B7088
#4D90B0
Moonstone Blue #73A9C2 Base
#8BB8CD
#A4C7D7
#BCD6E2
#D5E5ED
#EDF4F7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #73A9C2. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #73A9C2;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #73A9C2;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #73A9C2;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #73A9C2,
        #DBB9A9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #73A9C2,
        #DBB9A9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$moonstone-blue: #73A9C2;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$moonstone-blue-r: 115;
$moonstone-blue-g: 169;
$moonstone-blue-b: 194;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $moonstone-blue;
    color: rgba($moonstone-blue-r, $moonstone-blue-g, $moonstone-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Moonstone Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #73A9C2 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9C9CC3 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A4A4C2 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #6DACAC Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A2A2A2 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Moonstone Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Moonstone Blue #73A9C2 Base
Air Superiority Blue #72A0C1 ΔE 4.67
Dark Sky Blue #8CBED6 ΔE 6.12
Iceberg #71A6D2 ΔE 6.27
Bright Cerulean #1DACD6 ΔE 7.07

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.