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#048DBF

#048dbf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#048dbf is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 55.29% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.91% cyan, 26.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 196.04°, with 95.9% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.2284

Complementary

  1. #048dbf
  2. #bf3604

Split complementary

  1. #048dbf
  2. #bf0430
  3. #bf9404

Analogous

  1. #04bf94
  2. #048dbf
  3. #0430bf

Triadic

  1. #048dbf
  2. #bf048d
  3. #8dbf04

Tetradic

  1. #048dbf
  2. #3604bf
  3. #bf3604
  4. #8dbf04

Square

  1. #048dbf
  2. #9404bf
  3. #bf3604
  4. #30bf04

Monochromatic

  1. #011e29
  2. #025674
  3. #048dbf
  4. #15bdfa
  5. #60d2fc

Shades

#048dbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048dbf
  2. #047fac
  3. #037199
  4. #036386
  5. #025573
  6. #024760
  7. #02384c
  8. #012a39
  9. #011c26
  10. #000e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#048dbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048dbf
  2. #1d98c5
  3. #36a4cc
  4. #4fafd2
  5. #68bbd9
  6. #82c6df
  7. #9bd1e5
  8. #b4ddec
  9. #cde8f2
  10. #e6f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048dbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048dbf
  2. #108cb9
  3. #1d8ab2
  4. #2989ac
  5. #3688a6
  6. #4287a0
  7. #4e8599
  8. #5b8493
  9. #67838d
  10. #748186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68879f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7dbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b8cc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4984bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048dbf {
  color: #048dbf;
}
Background
.bg-048dbf {
  background-color: #048dbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048dbf {
  border: 2px solid #048dbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048dbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 141 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048dbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048dbf, #0430bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048dbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 141 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.26 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.78 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.86 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.89 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.18 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.10 #fb7240 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#048dbf  rgb(4, 141, 191)  hsl(196, 96%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#bf3604  rgb(191, 54, 4)  hsl(16, 96%, 38%)  Rust
#bf048d  rgb(191, 4, 141)  hsl(316, 96%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dbf04  rgb(141, 191, 4)  hsl(76, 96%, 38%)  Apple Green