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#048FCC

#048fcc ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#048fcc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 56.08% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.04% cyan, 29.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 198.3°, with 96.15% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 6.41.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2403

Complementary

  1. #048fcc
  2. #cc4104

Split complementary

  1. #048fcc
  2. #cc042b
  3. #cca504

Analogous

  1. #04cca5
  2. #048fcc
  3. #042bcc

Triadic

  1. #048fcc
  2. #cc048f
  3. #8fcc04

Tetradic

  1. #048fcc
  2. #4104cc
  3. #cc4104
  4. #8fcc04

Square

  1. #048fcc
  2. #a504cc
  3. #cc4104
  4. #2bcc04

Monochromatic

  1. #012636
  2. #035a81
  3. #048fcc
  4. #22b9fb
  5. #6dd0fc

Shades

#048fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048fcc
  2. #0481b8
  3. #0372a3
  4. #03648f
  5. #02567a
  6. #024866
  7. #023952
  8. #012b3d
  9. #011d29
  10. #000e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#048fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048fcc
  2. #1d9ad1
  3. #36a5d6
  4. #4fb1db
  5. #68bce0
  6. #82c7e6
  7. #9bd2eb
  8. #b4ddf0
  9. #cde9f5
  10. #e6f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048fcc
  2. #108ec4
  3. #1d8cbd
  4. #298bb5
  5. #3689ae
  6. #4288a6
  7. #4e869e
  8. #5b8597
  9. #67838f
  10. #748288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a8aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #718fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #598fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4586cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0099b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048fcc {
  color: #048fcc;
}
Background
.bg-048fcc {
  background-color: #048fcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048fcc {
  border: 2px solid #048fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 143 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048fcc, #042bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 143 204 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.41 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.83 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.99 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.47 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.39 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.40 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.76 #fb7033 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#048fcc  rgb(4, 143, 204)  hsl(198, 96%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#cc4104  rgb(204, 65, 4)  hsl(18, 96%, 41%)  Sinopia
#cc048f  rgb(204, 4, 143)  hsl(318, 96%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fcc04  rgb(143, 204, 4)  hsl(78, 96%, 41%)  Yellow Green