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#48AED2

#48aed2 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48aed2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 68.24% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.71% cyan, 17.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 195.65°, with 60.53% saturation and 55.29% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.363

Complementary

  1. #48aed2
  2. #d26c48

Split complementary

  1. #48aed2
  2. #d24869
  3. #d2b148

Analogous

  1. #48d2b1
  2. #48aed2
  3. #4869d2

Triadic

  1. #48aed2
  2. #d248ae
  3. #aed248

Tetradic

  1. #48aed2
  2. #6c48d2
  3. #d26c48
  4. #aed248

Square

  1. #48aed2
  2. #b148d2
  3. #d26c48
  4. #69d248

Monochromatic

  1. #195368
  2. #2984a5
  3. #48aed2
  4. #85c9e1
  5. #c3e4f0

Shades

#48aed2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48aed2
  2. #419dbd
  3. #3a8ba8
  4. #327a93
  5. #2b687e
  6. #245769
  7. #1d4654
  8. #16343f
  9. #0e232a
  10. #071115
  11. #000000

Tints

#48aed2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48aed2
  2. #5ab6d7
  3. #6dbedb
  4. #7fc6e0
  5. #91cee4
  6. #a4d7e9
  7. #b6dfed
  8. #c8e7f2
  9. #daeff6
  10. #edf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48aed2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48aed2
  2. #4ea9ca
  3. #53a5c2
  4. #59a0b9
  5. #5e9cb1
  6. #6497a9
  7. #6a92a1
  8. #6f8e99
  9. #758990
  10. #7a8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87a7b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aaad4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879cd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81acd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73a4d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48aed2 {
  color: #48aed2;
}
Background
.bg-48aed2 {
  background-color: #48aed2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48aed2 {
  border: 2px solid #48aed2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48aed2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 174 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 61% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48aed2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48aed2, #4869d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48aed2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 174 210 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.23 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.38 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.54 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.21 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.54 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.69 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.75 #b7512d Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#48aed2  rgb(72, 174, 210)  hsl(196, 61%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#d26c48  rgb(210, 108, 72)  hsl(16, 61%, 55%)  Burnt Sienna
#d248ae  rgb(210, 72, 174)  hsl(316, 61%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#aed248  rgb(174, 210, 72)  hsl(76, 61%, 55%)  June Bud