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#48BBF6

#48bbf6 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bbf6 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 73.33% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.73% cyan, 23.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 200.34°, with 90.63% saturation and 62.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.4357

Complementary

  1. #48bbf6
  2. #f68348

Split complementary

  1. #48bbf6
  2. #f64864
  3. #f6da48

Analogous

  1. #48f6da
  2. #48bbf6
  3. #4864f6

Triadic

  1. #48bbf6
  2. #f648bb
  3. #bbf648

Tetradic

  1. #48bbf6
  2. #8348f6
  3. #f68348
  4. #bbf648

Square

  1. #48bbf6
  2. #da48f6
  3. #f68348
  4. #64f648

Monochromatic

  1. #086b9d
  2. #0b9ce6
  3. #48bbf6
  4. #91d6fa
  5. #daf1fd

Shades

#48bbf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bbf6
  2. #41a8dd
  3. #3a96c5
  4. #3283ac
  5. #2b7094
  6. #245e7b
  7. #1d4b62
  8. #16384a
  9. #0e2531
  10. #071319
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bbf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bbf6
  2. #5ac2f7
  3. #6dc9f8
  4. #7fcff9
  5. #91d6fa
  6. #a4ddfb
  7. #b6e4fb
  8. #c8ebfc
  9. #daf1fd
  10. #edf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bbf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bbf6
  2. #4eb5ea
  3. #53afde
  4. #59a9d3
  5. #5ea3c7
  6. #649ebb
  7. #6a98af
  8. #6f92a3
  9. #758c98
  10. #7a868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b5d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ebaf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87a9f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cacf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84baf8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73b0f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bbf6 {
  color: #48bbf6;
}
Background
.bg-48bbf6 {
  background-color: #48bbf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bbf6 {
  border: 2px solid #48bbf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bbf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 187 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 91% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bbf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bbf6, #4864f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bbf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 187 246 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.45 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 4.34 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.84 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.12 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.19 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.22 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.82 #b74409 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#48bbf6  rgb(72, 187, 246)  hsl(200, 91%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f68348  rgb(246, 131, 72)  hsl(20, 91%, 62%)  Mango Tango
#f648bb  rgb(246, 72, 187)  hsl(320, 91%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#bbf648  rgb(187, 246, 72)  hsl(80, 91%, 62%)  Green Yellow