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#48BCDC

#48bcdc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bcdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.27% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 192.97°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.16.

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Relative luminance0.4251

Complementary

  1. #48bcdc
  2. #dc6848

Split complementary

  1. #48bcdc
  2. #dc4872
  3. #dcb248

Analogous

  1. #48dcb2
  2. #48bcdc
  3. #4872dc

Triadic

  1. #48bcdc
  2. #dc48bc
  3. #bcdc48

Tetradic

  1. #48bcdc
  2. #6848dc
  3. #dc6848
  4. #bcdc48

Square

  1. #48bcdc
  2. #b248dc
  3. #dc6848
  4. #72dc48

Monochromatic

  1. #166075
  2. #2395b5
  3. #48bcdc
  4. #88d4e8
  5. #c8ebf5

Shades

#48bcdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bcdc
  2. #41a9c6
  3. #3a96b0
  4. #32849a
  5. #2b7184
  6. #245e6e
  7. #1d4b58
  8. #163842
  9. #0e262c
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bcdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bcdc
  2. #5ac3e0
  3. #6dc9e3
  4. #7fd0e7
  5. #91d7ea
  6. #a4deee
  7. #b6e4f1
  8. #c8ebf5
  9. #daf2f8
  10. #edf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bcdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bcdc
  2. #4eb6d3
  3. #53b0ca
  4. #59aac0
  5. #5ea4b7
  6. #649eae
  7. #6a98a5
  8. #6f929c
  9. #758c92
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b7de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a8dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cb9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cb0dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bcdc {
  color: #48bcdc;
}
Background
.bg-48bcdc {
  background-color: #48bcdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bcdc {
  border: 2px solid #48bcdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bcdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 188 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bcdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bcdc, #4872dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bcdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 188 220 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.16 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.60 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.60 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.38 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.94 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.18 #b74323 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#48bcdc  rgb(72, 188, 220)  hsl(193, 68%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#dc6848  rgb(220, 104, 72)  hsl(13, 68%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#dc48bc  rgb(220, 72, 188)  hsl(313, 68%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdc48  rgb(188, 220, 72)  hsl(73, 68%, 57%)  June Bud