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#488DA9

#488da9 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#488da9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 55.29% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.4% cyan, 16.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 197.32°, with 40.25% saturation and 47.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.2329

Complementary

  1. #488da9
  2. #a96448

Split complementary

  1. #488da9
  2. #a9485c
  3. #a99448

Analogous

  1. #48a994
  2. #488da9
  3. #485ca9

Triadic

  1. #488da9
  2. #a9488d
  3. #8da948

Tetradic

  1. #488da9
  2. #6448a9
  3. #a96448
  4. #8da948

Square

  1. #488da9
  2. #9448a9
  3. #a96448
  4. #5ca948

Monochromatic

  1. #1a333e
  2. #316073
  3. #488da9
  4. #78afc5
  5. #aecfdc

Shades

#488da9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488da9
  2. #417f98
  3. #3a7187
  4. #326376
  5. #2b5565
  6. #244755
  7. #1d3844
  8. #162a33
  9. #0e1c22
  10. #070e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#488da9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488da9
  2. #5a98b2
  3. #6da4ba
  4. #7fafc3
  5. #91bbcb
  6. #a4c6d4
  7. #b6d1dd
  8. #c8dde5
  9. #dae8ee
  10. #edf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488da9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488da9
  2. #4e8ca5
  3. #538aa1
  4. #59899d
  5. #5e8899
  6. #648795
  7. #6a8590
  8. #6f848c
  9. #758388
  10. #7a8184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e8baa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7080a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c8caa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6385a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #27929e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488da9 {
  color: #488da9;
}
Background
.bg-488da9 {
  background-color: #488da9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488da9 {
  border: 2px solid #488da9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488da9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 141 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 40% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488da9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488da9, #485ca9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488da9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 141 169 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.63 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.31 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.32 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.76 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.81 #b77256 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#488da9  rgb(72, 141, 169)  hsl(197, 40%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#a96448  rgb(169, 100, 72)  hsl(17, 40%, 47%)  Sienna
#a9488d  rgb(169, 72, 141)  hsl(317, 40%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#8da948  rgb(141, 169, 72)  hsl(77, 40%, 47%)  Moss Green