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#48BBD7

#48bbd7 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bbd7 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 73.33% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.51% cyan, 13.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 191.75°, with 64.13% saturation and 56.27% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.73.

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Relative luminance0.4182

Complementary

  1. #48bbd7
  2. #d76448

Split complementary

  1. #48bbd7
  2. #d74873
  3. #d7ab48

Analogous

  1. #48d7ab
  2. #48bbd7
  3. #4873d7

Triadic

  1. #48bbd7
  2. #d748bb
  3. #bbd748

Tetradic

  1. #48bbd7
  2. #6448d7
  3. #d76448
  4. #bbd748

Square

  1. #48bbd7
  2. #ab48d7
  3. #d76448
  4. #73d748

Monochromatic

  1. #185d6e
  2. #2692ad
  3. #48bbd7
  4. #87d2e5
  5. #c6eaf2

Shades

#48bbd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bbd7
  2. #41a8c2
  3. #3a96ac
  4. #328397
  5. #2b7081
  6. #245e6c
  7. #1d4b56
  8. #163841
  9. #0e252b
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bbd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bbd7
  2. #5ac2db
  3. #6dc9df
  4. #7fcfe3
  5. #91d6e7
  6. #a4ddeb
  7. #b6e4ef
  8. #c8ebf3
  9. #daf1f7
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bbd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bbd7
  2. #4eb5ce
  3. #53afc6
  4. #59a9bd
  5. #5ea3b4
  6. #649eac
  7. #6a98a3
  8. #6f929a
  9. #758c91
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b6d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a7d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cb8d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dafd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bbd7 {
  color: #48bbd7;
}
Background
.bg-48bbd7 {
  background-color: #48bbd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bbd7 {
  border: 2px solid #48bbd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bbd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 187 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 64% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bbd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bbd7, #4873d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bbd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 187 215 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.75 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.59 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.35 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.08 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.12 #b74428 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#48bbd7  rgb(72, 187, 215)  hsl(192, 64%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#d76448  rgb(215, 100, 72)  hsl(12, 64%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#d748bb  rgb(215, 72, 187)  hsl(312, 64%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bbd748  rgb(187, 215, 72)  hsl(72, 64%, 56%)  June Bud