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#048EC9

#048ec9 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#048ec9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 55.69% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.01% cyan, 29.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 197.97°, with 96.1% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 6.25.

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Relative luminance0.2359

Complementary

  1. #048ec9
  2. #c93f04

Split complementary

  1. #048ec9
  2. #c9042c
  3. #c9a204

Analogous

  1. #04c9a2
  2. #048ec9
  3. #042cc9

Triadic

  1. #048ec9
  2. #c9048e
  3. #8ec904

Tetradic

  1. #048ec9
  2. #3f04c9
  3. #c93f04
  4. #8ec904

Square

  1. #048ec9
  2. #a204c9
  3. #c93f04
  4. #2cc904

Monochromatic

  1. #012433
  2. #03597e
  3. #048ec9
  4. #1fb9fb
  5. #6ad0fc

Shades

#048ec9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048ec9
  2. #0480b5
  3. #0372a1
  4. #03638d
  5. #025579
  6. #024765
  7. #023950
  8. #012b3c
  9. #011c28
  10. #000e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#048ec9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048ec9
  2. #1d99ce
  3. #36a5d4
  4. #4fb0d9
  5. #68bbdf
  6. #82c7e4
  7. #9bd2e9
  8. #b4ddef
  9. #cde8f4
  10. #e6f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048ec9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048ec9
  2. #108dc2
  3. #1d8bba
  4. #298ab3
  5. #3688ac
  6. #4287a5
  7. #4e869d
  8. #5b8496
  9. #67838f
  10. #748187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6989a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #718ecc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597ec8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #598ecb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4685c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048ec9 {
  color: #048ec9;
}
Background
.bg-048ec9 {
  background-color: #048ec9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048ec9 {
  border: 2px solid #048ec9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048ec9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 142 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048ec9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048ec9, #042cc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048ec9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 142 201 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.20 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.29 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.33 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.88 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.39 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.81 #fb7136 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#048ec9  rgb(4, 142, 201)  hsl(198, 96%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c93f04  rgb(201, 63, 4)  hsl(18, 96%, 40%)  Sinopia
#c9048e  rgb(201, 4, 142)  hsl(318, 96%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ec904  rgb(142, 201, 4)  hsl(78, 96%, 40%)  Yellow Green