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#488CA1

#488ca1 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#488ca1 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 54.9% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.28% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 194.16°, with 38.2% saturation and 45.69% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.2271

Complementary

  1. #488ca1
  2. #a15d48

Split complementary

  1. #488ca1
  2. #a14860
  3. #a18a48

Analogous

  1. #48a18a
  2. #488ca1
  3. #4860a1

Triadic

  1. #488ca1
  2. #a1488c
  3. #8ca148

Tetradic

  1. #488ca1
  2. #5d48a1
  3. #a15d48
  4. #8ca148

Square

  1. #488ca1
  2. #8a48a1
  3. #a15d48
  4. #60a148

Monochromatic

  1. #193037
  2. #305e6c
  3. #488ca1
  4. #74afc1
  5. #a9ced9

Shades

#488ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488ca1
  2. #417e91
  3. #3a7081
  4. #326271
  5. #2b5461
  6. #244651
  7. #1d3840
  8. #162a30
  9. #0e1c20
  10. #070e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#488ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488ca1
  2. #5a98aa
  3. #6da3b4
  4. #7fafbd
  5. #91bac7
  6. #a4c6d0
  7. #b6d1d9
  8. #c8dde3
  9. #dae8ec
  10. #edf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488ca1
  2. #4e8b9e
  3. #538a9a
  4. #598897
  5. #5e8794
  6. #648691
  7. #6a858d
  8. #6f848a
  9. #758287
  10. #7a8183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f89a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727fa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d8aa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6484a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b9099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488ca1 {
  color: #488ca1;
}
Background
.bg-488ca1 {
  background-color: #488ca1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #488ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 140 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 38% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488ca1, #4860a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 140 161 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.05 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.61 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.79 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.59 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.77 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.64 #b7735e Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#488ca1  rgb(72, 140, 161)  hsl(194, 38%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#a15d48  rgb(161, 93, 72)  hsl(14, 38%, 46%)  Redwood
#a1488c  rgb(161, 72, 140)  hsl(314, 38%, 46%)  Deep Plum
#8ca148  rgb(140, 161, 72)  hsl(74, 38%, 46%)  Moss Green