Information about #048BAD color

#048BAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#048BAD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(4, 139, 173) — 1.6% red, 54.5% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 66 / 13 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #048BAD reads as a intensely saturated cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bowie (#0084AC). Slightly further away sit Strong Arctic Blue (#0093A8) and Seeker (#0092A5).

In RGB terms — rgb(4, 139, 173) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #048BAD: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. No one has named #048BAD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#048BAD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#048BAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#06C0EE

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#3DD4FA

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#7DE2FB

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#BEF0FD

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White

#FFFFFF

#048BAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#03708B

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#025468

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#013845

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#001C22

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Black

#000000

#048BAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#178DAA

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#2C8CA4

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#45899A

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#61858E

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Grey

#808080

#048BAD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#0404AE

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#0448AE

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#04AE8C

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#04AE48

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#04AE04

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#048BAD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#AE2604
#AE2604

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#AE7B04
#AE7B04

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#AE0437
#AE0437

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#04AE7B
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#AE048C
#AE048C

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#8CAE04
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#048BAD
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#2604AE
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#AE2604
#AE2604

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#8CAE04
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7B04AE
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#AE2604
#AE2604

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#37AE04
#37AE04

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Nearest named colors to #048BAD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Strong Arctic Blue color link
Strong Arctic Blue

#0093A8

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Strong Cerulean color link
Strong Cerulean

#007EA8

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Cerulean color link
Cerulean

#007BA7

CG Blue color link
CG Blue

#007AA5

Star Command Blue color link
Star Command Blue

#007BB8

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

#048BAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#048BAD
  • RGB4, 139, 173
  • CMYK66, 13, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(4, 139, 173)
  • HSL192°, 95%, 35%
  • HSL Precise192.071°, 95.48%, 34.706%
  • HSV192°, 98%, 68%
  • HSB192°, 98%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.545, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.545, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.545, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID048BAD
  • DECIMAL ID297901
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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