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#048BAA

#048baa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#048baa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 54.51% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.65% cyan, 18.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 191.2°, 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.2139

Complementary

  1. #048baa
  2. #aa2304

Split complementary

  1. #048baa
  2. #aa0438
  3. #aa7604

Analogous

  1. #04aa76
  2. #048baa
  3. #0438aa

Triadic

  1. #048baa
  2. #aa048b
  3. #8baa04

Tetradic

  1. #048baa
  2. #2304aa
  3. #aa2304
  4. #8baa04

Square

  1. #048baa
  2. #7604aa
  3. #aa2304
  4. #38aa04

Monochromatic

  1. #001115
  2. #024e5f
  3. #048baa
  4. #06c8f5
  5. #4cdafb

Shades

#048baa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048baa
  2. #047d99
  3. #036f88
  4. #036177
  5. #025366
  6. #024655
  7. #023844
  8. #012a33
  9. #011c22
  10. #000e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#048baa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048baa
  2. #1d97b3
  3. #36a2bb
  4. #4faec4
  5. #68b9cc
  6. #82c5d5
  7. #9bd1dd
  8. #b4dce6
  9. #cde8ee
  10. #e6f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048baa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048baa
  2. #108aa6
  3. #1d89a2
  4. #29889d
  5. #368799
  6. #428695
  7. #4e8491
  8. #5b838d
  9. #678288
  10. #748184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7987ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657aaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f89ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f81aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00919e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048baa {
  color: #048baa;
}
Background
.bg-048baa {
  background-color: #048baa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048baa {
  border: 2px solid #048baa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048baa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 139 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048baa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048baa, #0438aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048baa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 139 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.46 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.59 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.31 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.05 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.07 #fb7455 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#048baa  rgb(4, 139, 170)  hsl(191, 95%, 34%)  Bondi Blue
#aa2304  rgb(170, 35, 4)  hsl(11, 95%, 34%)  Rufous
#aa048b  rgb(170, 4, 139)  hsl(311, 95%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#8baa04  rgb(139, 170, 4)  hsl(71, 95%, 34%)  Apple Green