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#48A2BC

#48a2bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#48a2bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 63.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.7% cyan, 13.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.45°, with 46.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.3085

Complementary

  1. #48a2bc
  2. #bc6248

Split complementary

  1. #48a2bc
  2. #bc4868
  3. #bc9c48

Analogous

  1. #48bc9c
  2. #48a2bc
  3. #4868bc

Triadic

  1. #48a2bc
  2. #bc48a2
  3. #a2bc48

Tetradic

  1. #48a2bc
  2. #6248bc
  3. #bc6248
  4. #a2bc48

Square

  1. #48a2bc
  2. #9c48bc
  3. #bc6248
  4. #68bc48

Monochromatic

  1. #1d434e
  2. #317386
  3. #48a2bc
  4. #80bed1
  5. #b8dbe5

Shades

#48a2bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48a2bc
  2. #4192a9
  3. #3a8296
  4. #327184
  5. #2b6171
  6. #24515e
  7. #1d414b
  8. #163138
  9. #0e2026
  10. #071013
  11. #000000

Tints

#48a2bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48a2bc
  2. #5aabc3
  3. #6db5c9
  4. #7fbed0
  5. #91c7d7
  6. #a4d1de
  7. #b6dae4
  8. #c8e3eb
  9. #daecf2
  10. #edf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48a2bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48a2bc
  2. #4e9fb6
  3. #539bb0
  4. #5998aa
  5. #5e94a4
  6. #64919e
  7. #6a8e98
  8. #6f8a92
  9. #75878c
  10. #7a8386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929ebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8191bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba0bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f98bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0da7b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48a2bc {
  color: #48a2bc;
}
Background
.bg-48a2bc {
  background-color: #48a2bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48a2bc {
  border: 2px solid #48a2bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48a2bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 162 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48a2bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48a2bc, #4868bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48a2bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 162 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.81 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.90 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.01 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.82 #b75d43 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#48a2bc  rgb(72, 162, 188)  hsl(193, 46%, 51%)  Bondi Blue
#bc6248  rgb(188, 98, 72)  hsl(13, 46%, 51%)  Redwood
#bc48a2  rgb(188, 72, 162)  hsl(313, 46%, 51%)  Mulberry
#a2bc48  rgb(162, 188, 72)  hsl(73, 46%, 51%)  Apple Green