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#48BEDB

#48bedb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bedb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 74.51% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.12% cyan, 13.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 191.84°, with 67.12% saturation and 57.06% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.2.

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Relative luminance0.4332

Complementary

  1. #48bedb
  2. #db6548

Split complementary

  1. #48bedb
  2. #db4874
  3. #dbaf48

Analogous

  1. #48dbaf
  2. #48bedb
  3. #4874db

Triadic

  1. #48bedb
  2. #db48be
  3. #bedb48

Tetradic

  1. #48bedb
  2. #6548db
  3. #db6548
  4. #bedb48

Square

  1. #48bedb
  2. #af48db
  3. #db6548
  4. #74db48

Monochromatic

  1. #176173
  2. #2397b3
  3. #48bedb
  4. #88d5e8
  5. #c8ebf4

Shades

#48bedb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bedb
  2. #41abc5
  3. #3a98af
  4. #328599
  5. #2b7283
  6. #245f6e
  7. #1d4c58
  8. #163942
  9. #0e262c
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bedb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bedb
  2. #5ac5df
  3. #6dcbe2
  4. #7fd2e6
  5. #91d8e9
  6. #a4dfed
  7. #b6e5f1
  8. #c8ecf4
  9. #daf2f8
  10. #edf9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bedb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bedb
  2. #4eb8d2
  3. #53b2c9
  4. #59abc0
  5. #5ea5b7
  6. #649fae
  7. #6a99a4
  8. #6f939b
  9. #758c92
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b6c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb9dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a9db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ebbdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7eb2db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bedb {
  color: #48bedb;
}
Background
.bg-48bedb {
  background-color: #48bedb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bedb {
  border: 2px solid #48bedb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bedb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 190 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bedb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bedb, #4874db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bedb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 190 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.20 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.24 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.59 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.86 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.01 #b74124 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#48bedb  rgb(72, 190, 219)  hsl(192, 67%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#db6548  rgb(219, 101, 72)  hsl(12, 67%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#db48be  rgb(219, 72, 190)  hsl(312, 67%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bedb48  rgb(190, 219, 72)  hsl(72, 67%, 57%)  June Bud