#48a1cf

Color #48a1cf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.29 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#48a1cf

RGB

rgb(72, 161, 207)

HSL

hsl(200.4, 58.4%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.4, 65.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(62.82, -12.37, -31.35)

LCH

lch(62.82, 33.7, 248.47)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.1084, 234.16)

HWB

hwb(200.4, 28.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf7648

Analogous

#48cfb9

#48a1cf

#485ecf

Triadic

#48a1cf

#cf48a1

#a1cf48

Split-complementary

#48a1cf

#cf485e

#cfb948

Tetradic

#48a1cf

#7648cf

#cf7648

#a1cf48

Square

#48a1cf

#b948cf

#cf7648

#5ecf48

Shades

Color #48a1cf mixed toward black.

#308ab8

#276e93

#1d536e

#13374a

#0a1c25

Tints

Color #48a1cf mixed toward white.

#67b1d7

#85c0df

#a4d0e7

#c2e0ef

#e1eff7

Tones

Color #48a1cf mixed toward gray.

#539dc4

#5f9ab8

#6a96ad

#7593a2

#808f97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797ac5 · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#746dc3 · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#50bdbb · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48a1cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48a1cf]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#48a1cf (#48a1cf) is rgb(72, 161, 207) in RGB.

No, #48a1cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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