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#4C8EA6

#4c8ea6 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c8ea6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 55.69% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.22% cyan, 14.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 196°, with 37.19% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.2364

Complementary

  1. #4c8ea6
  2. #a6644c

Split complementary

  1. #4c8ea6
  2. #a64c61
  3. #a6914c

Analogous

  1. #4ca691
  2. #4c8ea6
  3. #4c61a6

Triadic

  1. #4c8ea6
  2. #a64c8e
  3. #8ea64c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8ea6
  2. #644ca6
  3. #a6644c
  4. #8ea64c

Square

  1. #4c8ea6
  2. #914ca6
  3. #a6644c
  4. #61a64c

Monochromatic

  1. #1c343d
  2. #346172
  3. #4c8ea6
  4. #7cb0c3
  5. #b0cfdb

Shades

#4c8ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8ea6
  2. #448095
  3. #3d7285
  4. #356374
  5. #2e5564
  6. #264753
  7. #1e3942
  8. #172b32
  9. #0f1c21
  10. #080e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8ea6
  2. #5e99af
  3. #70a5b8
  4. #82b0c1
  5. #94bbca
  6. #a6c7d3
  7. #b7d2db
  8. #c9dde4
  9. #dbe8ed
  10. #edf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8ea6
  2. #518da2
  3. #568b9e
  4. #5c8a9b
  5. #618897
  6. #668793
  7. #6b868f
  8. #70848b
  9. #768388
  10. #7b8184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #738994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808ba7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7381a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #069596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f8ca7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6687a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30939c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8ea6 {
  color: #4c8ea6;
}
Background
.bg-4c8ea6 {
  background-color: #4c8ea6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #4c8ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 142 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 37% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8ea6, #4c61a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 142 166 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.72 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.40 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.50 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.59 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.79 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.06 #b37159 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#4c8ea6  rgb(76, 142, 166)  hsl(196, 37%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#a6644c  rgb(166, 100, 76)  hsl(16, 37%, 47%)  Redwood
#a64c8e  rgb(166, 76, 142)  hsl(316, 37%, 47%)  Deep Plum
#8ea64c  rgb(142, 166, 76)  hsl(76, 37%, 47%)  Moss Green