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#048AAB

#048aab ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#048aab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.66% cyan, 19.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 191.86°, with 95.43% saturation and 34.31% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.2114

Complementary

  1. #048aab
  2. #ab2504

Split complementary

  1. #048aab
  2. #ab0436
  3. #ab7804

Analogous

  1. #04ab78
  2. #048aab
  3. #0436ab

Triadic

  1. #048aab
  2. #ab048a
  3. #8aab04

Tetradic

  1. #048aab
  2. #2504ab
  3. #ab2504
  4. #8aab04

Square

  1. #048aab
  2. #7804ab
  3. #ab2504
  4. #36ab04

Monochromatic

  1. #011115
  2. #024e60
  3. #048aab
  4. #06c6f6
  5. #4dd9fb

Shades

#048aab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048aab
  2. #047c9a
  3. #036e89
  4. #036178
  5. #025367
  6. #024556
  7. #023744
  8. #012933
  9. #011c22
  10. #000e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#048aab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048aab
  2. #1d96b3
  3. #36a1bc
  4. #4fadc4
  5. #68b9cd
  6. #82c5d5
  7. #9bd0dd
  8. #b4dce6
  9. #cde8ee
  10. #e6f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048aab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048aab
  2. #1089a7
  3. #1d88a2
  4. #29879e
  5. #36869a
  6. #428596
  7. #4e8491
  8. #5b838d
  9. #678289
  10. #748184
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7787ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6479ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e88ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e80ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00909e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048aab {
  color: #048aab;
}
Background
.bg-048aab {
  background-color: #048aab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048aab {
  border: 2px solid #048aab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048aab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 138 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048aab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048aab, #0436ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048aab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 138 171 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.80 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.87 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.96 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.61 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.86 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.78 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.76 #fb7554 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#048aab  rgb(4, 138, 171)  hsl(192, 95%, 34%)  Bondi Blue
#ab2504  rgb(171, 37, 4)  hsl(12, 95%, 34%)  Rufous
#ab048a  rgb(171, 4, 138)  hsl(312, 95%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#8aab04  rgb(138, 171, 4)  hsl(72, 95%, 34%)  Apple Green