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#148BB6

#148bb6 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#148bb6 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 54.51% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.01% cyan, 23.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 195.93°, with 80.2% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2199

Complementary

  1. #148bb6
  2. #b63f14

Split complementary

  1. #148bb6
  2. #b6143a
  3. #b69014

Analogous

  1. #14b690
  2. #148bb6
  3. #143ab6

Triadic

  1. #148bb6
  2. #b6148b
  3. #8bb614

Tetradic

  1. #148bb6
  2. #3f14b6
  3. #b63f14
  4. #8bb614

Square

  1. #148bb6
  2. #9014b6
  3. #b63f14
  4. #3ab614

Monochromatic

  1. #05222c
  2. #0c5671
  3. #148bb6
  4. #2eb7e8
  5. #73cff0

Shades

#148bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #148bb6
  2. #127da4
  3. #106f92
  4. #0e617f
  5. #0c536d
  6. #0a465b
  7. #083849
  8. #062a37
  9. #041c24
  10. #020e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#148bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #148bb6
  2. #2c97bd
  3. #43a2c5
  4. #5baecc
  5. #72b9d3
  6. #8ac5db
  7. #a1d1e2
  8. #b9dce9
  9. #d0e8f0
  10. #e8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#148bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #148bb6
  2. #1f8ab1
  3. #2a89ab
  4. #3488a6
  5. #3f87a0
  6. #4a869b
  7. #558496
  8. #608390
  9. #6a828b
  10. #758185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7589b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607bb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d8ab7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d82b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-148bb6 {
  color: #148bb6;
}
Background
.bg-148bb6 {
  background-color: #148bb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-148bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #148bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #148bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 139 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 80% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-148bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #148bb6, #143ab6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-148bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 139 182 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.14 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.99 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.58 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.31 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.51 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.67 #eb7449 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#148bb6  rgb(20, 139, 182)  hsl(196, 80%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#b63f14  rgb(182, 63, 20)  hsl(16, 80%, 40%)  Rust
#b6148b  rgb(182, 20, 139)  hsl(316, 80%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bb614  rgb(139, 182, 20)  hsl(76, 80%, 40%)  Apple Green