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#048BC6

#048bc6 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#048bc6 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 54.51% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.98% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 198.25°, with 96.04% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.2257

Complementary

  1. #048bc6
  2. #c63f04

Split complementary

  1. #048bc6
  2. #c6042a
  3. #c6a004

Analogous

  1. #04c6a0
  2. #048bc6
  3. #042ac6

Triadic

  1. #048bc6
  2. #c6048b
  3. #8bc604

Tetradic

  1. #048bc6
  2. #3f04c6
  3. #c63f04
  4. #8bc604

Square

  1. #048bc6
  2. #a004c6
  3. #c63f04
  4. #2ac604

Monochromatic

  1. #012230
  2. #02567b
  3. #048bc6
  4. #1cb7fa
  5. #67cffc

Shades

#048bc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048bc6
  2. #047db2
  3. #036f9e
  4. #03618b
  5. #025377
  6. #024663
  7. #02384f
  8. #012a3b
  9. #011c28
  10. #000e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#048bc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048bc6
  2. #1d97cc
  3. #36a2d1
  4. #4faed7
  5. #68b9dd
  6. #82c5e3
  7. #9bd1e8
  8. #b4dcee
  9. #cde8f4
  10. #e6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048bc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048bc6
  2. #108abf
  3. #1d89b8
  4. #2988b1
  5. #3687aa
  6. #4286a3
  7. #4e849c
  8. #5b8395
  9. #67828e
  10. #748187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6786a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e8bc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #567cc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #578bc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4382c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048bc6 {
  color: #048bc6;
}
Background
.bg-048bc6 {
  background-color: #048bc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048bc6 {
  border: 2px solid #048bc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048bc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 139 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048bc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048bc6, #042ac6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048bc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 139 198 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.53 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.99 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.18 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.22 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.29 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.83 #fb7439 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#048bc6  rgb(4, 139, 198)  hsl(198, 96%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c63f04  rgb(198, 63, 4)  hsl(18, 96%, 40%)  Sinopia
#c6048b  rgb(198, 4, 139)  hsl(318, 96%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bc604  rgb(139, 198, 4)  hsl(78, 96%, 40%)  Yellow Green