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#48B2CF

#48b2cf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48b2cf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 69.8% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.22% cyan, 14.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 192.89°, with 58.44% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3772

Complementary

  1. #48b2cf
  2. #cf6548

Split complementary

  1. #48b2cf
  2. #cf486f
  3. #cfa948

Analogous

  1. #48cfa9
  2. #48b2cf
  3. #486fcf

Triadic

  1. #48b2cf
  2. #cf48b2
  3. #b2cf48

Tetradic

  1. #48b2cf
  2. #6548cf
  3. #cf6548
  4. #b2cf48

Square

  1. #48b2cf
  2. #a948cf
  3. #cf6548
  4. #6fcf48

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5464
  2. #2a87a0
  3. #48b2cf
  4. #85ccdf
  5. #c1e5ef

Shades

#48b2cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48b2cf
  2. #41a0ba
  3. #3a8ea6
  4. #327d91
  5. #2b6b7c
  6. #245968
  7. #1d4753
  8. #16353e
  9. #0e2429
  10. #071215
  11. #000000

Tints

#48b2cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48b2cf
  2. #5abad4
  3. #6dc1d9
  4. #7fc9dd
  5. #91d1e2
  6. #a4d9e7
  7. #b6e0ec
  8. #c8e8f1
  9. #daf0f5
  10. #edf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48b2cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48b2cf
  2. #4eadc7
  3. #53a8bf
  4. #59a3b7
  5. #5e9eaf
  6. #6499a8
  7. #6a94a0
  8. #6f8f98
  9. #758a90
  10. #7a8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aaab7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0add1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9fcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85afd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77a7cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48b2cf {
  color: #48b2cf;
}
Background
.bg-48b2cf {
  background-color: #48b2cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48b2cf {
  border: 2px solid #48b2cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48b2cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 178 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48b2cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b2cf, #486fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48b2cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 178 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.10 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.88 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.19 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.35 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.89 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.29 #b74d30 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#48b2cf  rgb(72, 178, 207)  hsl(193, 58%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf6548  rgb(207, 101, 72)  hsl(13, 58%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#cf48b2  rgb(207, 72, 178)  hsl(313, 58%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b2cf48  rgb(178, 207, 72)  hsl(73, 58%, 55%)  June Bud