Information about Blue Moon color
Basic facts about this digital color
#7296AB is a mildly saturated azure that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Awash (#739CA9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Weldon Blue (#7C98AB) and Grayish Azure (#7D93A8).
In RGB terms — rgb(114, 150, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. The name "Blue Moon" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Blue Moon color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Blue Moon color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Blue Moon color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Blue Moon color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Blue Moon color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Blue Moon color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Blue Moon color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Blue Moon
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#739CA9
#7C98AB
#7D93A8
#778BA5
#7D9EA8
#6B8BA4
#68A0B0
#7988AB
#7092BA
#77A1B5
#6F8C9F
#6B86AA
Blue Moon color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#7296AB
- RGB114, 150, 171
- CMYK22, 8, 0, 33
- CSSrgb(114, 150, 171)
- HSL202°, 25%, 56%
- HSL Precise202.105°, 25.333%, 55.882%
- HSV202°, 33%, 67%
- HSB202°, 33%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.588, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.588, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.588, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID7296AB
- DECIMAL ID7509675
- Name Length9
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- Counting from2025-01-01
