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#048BC3

#048bc3 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#048bc3 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 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.95% cyan, 28.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 197.59°, with 95.98% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.2243

Complementary

  1. #048bc3
  2. #c33c04

Split complementary

  1. #048bc3
  2. #c3042c
  3. #c39b04

Analogous

  1. #04c39b
  2. #048bc3
  3. #042cc3

Triadic

  1. #048bc3
  2. #c3048b
  3. #8bc304

Tetradic

  1. #048bc3
  2. #3c04c3
  3. #c33c04
  4. #8bc304

Square

  1. #048bc3
  2. #9b04c3
  3. #c33c04
  4. #2cc304

Monochromatic

  1. #01202d
  2. #025678
  3. #048bc3
  4. #19b8fa
  5. #64cffc

Shades

#048bc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048bc3
  2. #047db0
  3. #036f9c
  4. #036189
  5. #025375
  6. #024662
  7. #02384e
  8. #012a3b
  9. #011c27
  10. #000e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#048bc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048bc3
  2. #1d97c9
  3. #36a2cf
  4. #4faed5
  5. #68b9db
  6. #82c5e1
  7. #9bd1e7
  8. #b4dced
  9. #cde8f3
  10. #e6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048bc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048bc3
  2. #108abc
  3. #1d89b6
  4. #2988af
  5. #3687a8
  6. #4286a2
  7. #4e849b
  8. #5b8394
  9. #67828d
  10. #748187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6786a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f8bc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587cc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00999f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #588bc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4582c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048bc3 {
  color: #048bc3;
}
Background
.bg-048bc3 {
  background-color: #048bc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048bc3 {
  border: 2px solid #048bc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048bc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 139 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048bc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048bc3, #042cc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048bc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 139 195 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.76 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.63 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.88 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.69 #fb743c Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#048bc3  rgb(4, 139, 195)  hsl(198, 96%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#c33c04  rgb(195, 60, 4)  hsl(18, 96%, 39%)  Mahogany
#c3048b  rgb(195, 4, 139)  hsl(318, 96%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bc304  rgb(139, 195, 4)  hsl(78, 96%, 39%)  Yellow Green