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#048BB9

#048bb9 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#048bb9 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 54.51% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.84% cyan, 24.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 195.25°, with 95.77% saturation and 37.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.2199

Complementary

  1. #048bb9
  2. #b93204

Split complementary

  1. #048bb9
  2. #b90430
  3. #b98d04

Analogous

  1. #04b98d
  2. #048bb9
  3. #0430b9

Triadic

  1. #048bb9
  2. #b9048b
  3. #8bb904

Tetradic

  1. #048bb9
  2. #3204b9
  3. #b93204
  4. #8bb904

Square

  1. #048bb9
  2. #8d04b9
  3. #b93204
  4. #30b904

Monochromatic

  1. #011a23
  2. #02536e
  3. #048bb9
  4. #10befa
  5. #5bd3fb

Shades

#048bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048bb9
  2. #047da7
  3. #036f94
  4. #036182
  5. #02536f
  6. #02465d
  7. #02384a
  8. #012a38
  9. #011c25
  10. #000e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#048bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048bb9
  2. #1d97c0
  3. #36a2c7
  4. #4faece
  5. #68b9d5
  6. #82c5dc
  7. #9bd1e3
  8. #b4dcea
  9. #cde8f1
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048bb9
  2. #108ab3
  3. #1d89ae
  4. #2988a8
  5. #3687a2
  6. #42869d
  7. #4e8497
  8. #5b8391
  9. #67828b
  10. #748186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66859b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7389bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b8aba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a82b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048bb9 {
  color: #048bb9;
}
Background
.bg-048bb9 {
  background-color: #048bb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #048bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 139 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048bb9, #0430b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 139 185 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.67 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.94 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.84 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.43 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.46 #fb7446 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#048bb9  rgb(4, 139, 185)  hsl(195, 96%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#b93204  rgb(185, 50, 4)  hsl(15, 96%, 37%)  Rust
#b9048b  rgb(185, 4, 139)  hsl(315, 96%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bb904  rgb(139, 185, 4)  hsl(75, 96%, 37%)  Apple Green