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#048AAA

#048aaa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#048aaa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 54.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.65% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 191.57°, with 95.4% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.2111

Complementary

  1. #048aaa
  2. #aa2404

Split complementary

  1. #048aaa
  2. #aa0437
  3. #aa7704

Analogous

  1. #04aa77
  2. #048aaa
  3. #0437aa

Triadic

  1. #048aaa
  2. #aa048a
  3. #8aaa04

Tetradic

  1. #048aaa
  2. #2404aa
  3. #aa2404
  4. #8aaa04

Square

  1. #048aaa
  2. #7704aa
  3. #aa2404
  4. #37aa04

Monochromatic

  1. #001115
  2. #024d5f
  3. #048aaa
  4. #06c7f5
  5. #4cd9fb

Shades

#048aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048aaa
  2. #047c99
  3. #036e88
  4. #036177
  5. #025366
  6. #024555
  7. #023744
  8. #012933
  9. #011c22
  10. #000e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#048aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048aaa
  2. #1d96b3
  3. #36a1bb
  4. #4fadc4
  5. #68b9cc
  6. #82c5d5
  7. #9bd0dd
  8. #b4dce6
  9. #cde8ee
  10. #e6f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048aaa
  2. #1089a6
  3. #1d88a2
  4. #29879d
  5. #368699
  6. #428595
  7. #4e8491
  8. #5b838d
  9. #678288
  10. #748184
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7786ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6479aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e88ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e80aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00909d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048aaa {
  color: #048aaa;
}
Background
.bg-048aaa {
  background-color: #048aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048aaa {
  border: 2px solid #048aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 138 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048aaa, #0437aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 138 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.79 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.13 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.14 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.01 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.43 #fb7555 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#048aaa  rgb(4, 138, 170)  hsl(192, 95%, 34%)  Bondi Blue
#aa2404  rgb(170, 36, 4)  hsl(12, 95%, 34%)  Rufous
#aa048a  rgb(170, 4, 138)  hsl(312, 95%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#8aaa04  rgb(138, 170, 4)  hsl(72, 95%, 34%)  Apple Green