All About Color #048CB9

#048CB9

About #048CB9

#048CB9 is a dark blue color with the hex code #048CB9. In RGB it is red 4, green 140, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 96%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 98%, 24%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.85:1 on white and 5.46:1 on black.

#048CB9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet04, 8C, B9
CMYK97.84%, 24.32%, 0.00%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal4, 140, 185
HSL195°, 96%, 37%
RGB Octal4, 214, 271
HSV (HSB)194.92°, 97.84%, 72.55%
RGB Binary100, 10001100, 10111001
CIE-L*AB54.33, -15.02, -32.26
RGB Percent1.57%, 54.90%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH54.33, 35.59, 245.03
XYZ18.19, 22.28, 49.24
CIE-L*UV54.33, -37.01, -47.56
xyY0.20, 0.25, 22.28
Hunter-Lab47.21, -13.85, -28.80
RYB1.57%, 32.02%, 72.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#048CB9 on a dark background: contrast 5.46:1, passes WCAG AA.
#048CB9 on a light background: contrast 3.85:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #048CB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#048CB9 · #1EC3FA · #02485F · #B93104 · #FA551E

Analogous palette

#04B931 · #04B98C · #048CB9 · #0431B9 · #3104B9

Triadic palette

#048CB9 · #B9048C · #8CB904 · #1EC3FA · #FA1EC3

Tetradic palette

#048CB9 · #8C04B9 · #B93104 · #31B904 · #02485F

Monochromatic palette

#011A23 · #02536E · #048CB9 · #0FBFFA · #5AD3FC

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