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#48BCD7

#48bcd7 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bcd7 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 73.73% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.51% cyan, 12.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 191.33°, 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.4225

Complementary

  1. #48bcd7
  2. #d76348

Split complementary

  1. #48bcd7
  2. #d74874
  3. #d7aa48

Analogous

  1. #48d7aa
  2. #48bcd7
  3. #4874d7

Triadic

  1. #48bcd7
  2. #d748bc
  3. #bcd748

Tetradic

  1. #48bcd7
  2. #6348d7
  3. #d76348
  4. #bcd748

Square

  1. #48bcd7
  2. #aa48d7
  3. #d76348
  4. #74d748

Monochromatic

  1. #185e6e
  2. #2693ad
  3. #48bcd7
  4. #87d3e5
  5. #c6eaf2

Shades

#48bcd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bcd7
  2. #41a9c2
  3. #3a96ac
  4. #328497
  5. #2b7181
  6. #245e6c
  7. #1d4b56
  8. #163841
  9. #0e262b
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bcd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bcd7
  2. #5ac3db
  3. #6dc9df
  4. #7fd0e3
  5. #91d7e7
  6. #a4deeb
  7. #b6e4ef
  8. #c8ebf3
  9. #daf2f7
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bcd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bcd7
  2. #4eb6ce
  3. #53b0c6
  4. #59aabd
  5. #5ea4b4
  6. #649eac
  7. #6a98a3
  8. #6f929a
  9. #758c91
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b4c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab6d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a7d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db9d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7eb0d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bcd7 {
  color: #48bcd7;
}
Background
.bg-48bcd7 {
  background-color: #48bcd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bcd7 {
  border: 2px solid #48bcd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bcd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 188 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 64% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bcd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bcd7, #4874d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bcd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 188 215 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.06 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.63 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.20 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.49 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.69 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.37 #b74328 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#48bcd7  rgb(72, 188, 215)  hsl(191, 64%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#d76348  rgb(215, 99, 72)  hsl(11, 64%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#d748bc  rgb(215, 72, 188)  hsl(311, 64%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd748  rgb(188, 215, 72)  hsl(71, 64%, 56%)  June Bud