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#048FA9

#048fa9 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#048fa9 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 56.08% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.63% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 189.45°, with 95.38% saturation and 33.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.2254

Complementary

  1. #048fa9
  2. #a91e04

Split complementary

  1. #048fa9
  2. #a9043d
  3. #a97004

Analogous

  1. #04a970
  2. #048fa9
  3. #043da9

Triadic

  1. #048fa9
  2. #a9048f
  3. #8fa904

Tetradic

  1. #048fa9
  2. #1e04a9
  3. #a91e04
  4. #8fa904

Square

  1. #048fa9
  2. #7004a9
  3. #a91e04
  4. #3da904

Monochromatic

  1. #001114
  2. #02505e
  3. #048fa9
  4. #06cef4
  5. #4bdffb

Shades

#048fa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048fa9
  2. #048198
  3. #037287
  4. #036476
  5. #025665
  6. #024855
  7. #023944
  8. #012b33
  9. #011d22
  10. #000e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#048fa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048fa9
  2. #1d9ab2
  3. #36a5ba
  4. #4fb1c3
  5. #68bccb
  6. #82c7d4
  7. #9bd2dd
  8. #b4dde5
  9. #cde9ee
  10. #e6f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048fa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048fa9
  2. #108ea5
  3. #1d8ca1
  4. #298b9d
  5. #368999
  6. #428895
  7. #4e8690
  8. #5b858c
  9. #678388
  10. #748284
  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 #678893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e8aaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b7da9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638caa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5484a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00959f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048fa9 {
  color: #048fa9;
}
Background
.bg-048fa9 {
  background-color: #048fa9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048fa9 {
  border: 2px solid #048fa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048fa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 143 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048fa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048fa9, #043da9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048fa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 143 169 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.05 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.45 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.86 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.86 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.37 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.64 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.77 #fb7056 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#048fa9  rgb(4, 143, 169)  hsl(189, 95%, 34%)  Bondi Blue
#a91e04  rgb(169, 30, 4)  hsl(9, 95%, 34%)  Rufous
#a9048f  rgb(169, 4, 143)  hsl(309, 95%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#8fa904  rgb(143, 169, 4)  hsl(69, 95%, 34%)  Apple Green