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#489CB4

#489cb4 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#489cb4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 61.18% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 42.86% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2845

Complementary

  1. #489cb4
  2. #b46048

Split complementary

  1. #489cb4
  2. #b44866
  3. #b49648

Analogous

  1. #48b496
  2. #489cb4
  3. #4866b4

Triadic

  1. #489cb4
  2. #b4489c
  3. #9cb448

Tetradic

  1. #489cb4
  2. #6048b4
  3. #b46048
  4. #9cb448

Square

  1. #489cb4
  2. #9648b4
  3. #b46048
  4. #66b448

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3d47
  2. #326d7d
  3. #489cb4
  4. #7dbacb
  5. #b4d7e1

Shades

#489cb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #489cb4
  2. #418ca2
  3. #3a7d90
  4. #326d7e
  5. #2b5e6c
  6. #244e5a
  7. #1d3e48
  8. #162f36
  9. #0e1f24
  10. #071012
  11. #000000

Tints

#489cb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #489cb4
  2. #5aa6bc
  3. #6db0c3
  4. #7fbacb
  5. #91c4d2
  6. #a4ceda
  7. #b6d7e1
  8. #c8e1e9
  9. #daebf0
  10. #edf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#489cb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #489cb4
  2. #4e99af
  3. #5396aa
  4. #5994a4
  5. #5e919f
  6. #648e9a
  7. #6a8b95
  8. #6f8890
  9. #75868a
  10. #7a8385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b96a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d98b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8cb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779ab5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c93b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1aa1aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-489cb4 {
  color: #489cb4;
}
Background
.bg-489cb4 {
  background-color: #489cb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-489cb4 {
  border: 2px solid #489cb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #489cb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 156 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 43% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-489cb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #489cb4, #4866b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-489cb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 156 180 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.79 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.24 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.84 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.63 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 13.02 #b7634b Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#489cb4  rgb(72, 156, 180)  hsl(193, 43%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#b46048  rgb(180, 96, 72)  hsl(13, 43%, 49%)  Redwood
#b4489c  rgb(180, 72, 156)  hsl(313, 43%, 49%)  Mulberry
#9cb448  rgb(156, 180, 72)  hsl(73, 43%, 49%)  Apple Green