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#48AFDC

#48afdc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48afdc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 68.63% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.27% cyan, 20.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 198.24°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.372

Complementary

  1. #48afdc
  2. #dc7548

Split complementary

  1. #48afdc
  2. #dc4865
  3. #dcbf48

Analogous

  1. #48dcbf
  2. #48afdc
  3. #4865dc

Triadic

  1. #48afdc
  2. #dc48af
  3. #afdc48

Tetradic

  1. #48afdc
  2. #7548dc
  3. #dc7548
  4. #afdc48

Square

  1. #48afdc
  2. #bf48dc
  3. #dc7548
  4. #65dc48

Monochromatic

  1. #165875
  2. #2388b5
  3. #48afdc
  4. #88cbe8
  5. #c8e7f5

Shades

#48afdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48afdc
  2. #419ec6
  3. #3a8cb0
  4. #327b9a
  5. #2b6984
  6. #24586e
  7. #1d4658
  8. #163542
  9. #0e232c
  10. #071216
  11. #000000

Tints

#48afdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48afdc
  2. #5ab7e0
  3. #6dbfe3
  4. #7fc7e7
  5. #91cfea
  6. #a4d7ee
  7. #b6dff1
  8. #c8e7f5
  9. #daeff8
  10. #edf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48afdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48afdc
  2. #4eaad3
  3. #53a6ca
  4. #59a1c0
  5. #5e9cb7
  6. #6498ae
  7. #6a93a5
  8. #6f8e9c
  9. #758992
  10. #7a8589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a9bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98adde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #849edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80aedd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71a5dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48afdc {
  color: #48afdc;
}
Background
.bg-48afdc {
  background-color: #48afdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48afdc {
  border: 2px solid #48afdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48afdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 175 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48afdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48afdc, #4865dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48afdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 175 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.48 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.95 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.01 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.83 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.71 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.63 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.79 #b75023 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#48afdc  rgb(72, 175, 220)  hsl(198, 68%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc7548  rgb(220, 117, 72)  hsl(18, 68%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#dc48af  rgb(220, 72, 175)  hsl(318, 68%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#afdc48  rgb(175, 220, 72)  hsl(78, 68%, 57%)  June Bud