Moonstone Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #8c563d |
| Complementary Color | #c28c72 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.99° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Moonstone Blue Color. The Alpha Tango color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Antigua Sand (#83c2cd) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Fjord as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c28c72 is the best complementary color to Moonstone Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #73a9c2 complementary color is Antique Brass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #72c2b3 and #7281c2. Thus found on the left and right of #73a9c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Moonstone Blue.
The split-complementary Moonstone Blue palette consists of #c2b372 and #c27281 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c28c72). Try Gimblet and Old Rose colors in combination with #73a9c2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #73a9c2 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moonstone Blue. Thus Wild Willow and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moonstone Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, Wisteria, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #73a9c2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moonstone Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c28c72) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c272a8 and #72c28c.
In a RGB color space, hex #73a9c2 is made of 24% red, 35% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Moonstone Blue has a hue angle of 198.99°, a saturation of 39.3% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73a9c2 is made of 30.98% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #73a9c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,169,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 35%, 41% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 9.81, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(198.99,39.3%,60.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.99,40.72%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.4556,-11.2536,-18.3974) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9958,35.9158,56.3377) |