#48afdc

Color #48afdc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#48afdc

RGB

rgb(72, 175, 220)

HSL

hsl(198.2, 67.9%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.2, 67.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(67.43, -15.74, -31.4)

LCH

lch(67.43, 35.12, 243.38)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.1144, 230.28)

HWB

hwb(198.2, 28.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc7548

Analogous

#48dcbf

#48afdc

#4865dc

Triadic

#48afdc

#dc48af

#afdc48

Split-complementary

#48afdc

#dc4865

#dcbf48

Tetradic

#48afdc

#7548dc

#dc7548

#afdc48

Square

#48afdc

#bf48dc

#dc7548

#65dc48

Shades

Color #48afdc mixed toward black.

#279acc

#1f7ba4

#175d7b

#103e52

#081f29

Tints

Color #48afdc mixed toward white.

#67bce2

#85cae8

#a4d7ee

#c2e4f3

#e1f2f9

Tones

Color #48afdc mixed toward gray.

#55aad0

#61a6c3

#6da1b7

#799cab

#86979e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8283d2 · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#7c74d0 · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#51cac8 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48afdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48afdc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#48afdc (#48afdc) is rgb(72, 175, 220) in RGB.

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

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