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#488CA2

#488ca2 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#488ca2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.56% cyan, 13.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 194.67°, with 38.46% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.2274

Complementary

  1. #488ca2
  2. #a25e48

Split complementary

  1. #488ca2
  2. #a2485f
  3. #a28b48

Analogous

  1. #48a28b
  2. #488ca2
  3. #485fa2

Triadic

  1. #488ca2
  2. #a2488c
  3. #8ca248

Tetradic

  1. #488ca2
  2. #5e48a2
  3. #a25e48
  4. #8ca248

Square

  1. #488ca2
  2. #8b48a2
  3. #a25e48
  4. #5fa248

Monochromatic

  1. #193038
  2. #305e6d
  3. #488ca2
  4. #75afc2
  5. #aaced9

Shades

#488ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488ca2
  2. #417e92
  3. #3a7082
  4. #326271
  5. #2b5461
  6. #244651
  7. #1d3841
  8. #162a31
  9. #0e1c20
  10. #070e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#488ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488ca2
  2. #5a98ab
  3. #6da3b5
  4. #7fafbe
  5. #91bac7
  6. #a4c6d1
  7. #b6d1da
  8. #c8dde3
  9. #dae8ec
  10. #edf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488ca2
  2. #4e8b9f
  3. #538a9b
  4. #598898
  5. #5e8794
  6. #648691
  7. #6a858e
  8. #6f848a
  9. #758287
  10. #7a8183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f89a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727fa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d8aa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6484a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b9099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488ca2 {
  color: #488ca2;
}
Background
.bg-488ca2 {
  background-color: #488ca2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #488ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 140 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 38% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488ca2, #485fa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 140 162 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.27 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.83 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.34 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.51 #b7735d Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#488ca2  rgb(72, 140, 162)  hsl(195, 38%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#a25e48  rgb(162, 94, 72)  hsl(15, 38%, 46%)  Redwood
#a2488c  rgb(162, 72, 140)  hsl(315, 38%, 46%)  Deep Plum
#8ca248  rgb(140, 162, 72)  hsl(75, 38%, 46%)  Moss Green