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#48BEE2

#48bee2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bee2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.14% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 194.03°, with 72.64% saturation and 58.43% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.437

Complementary

  1. #48bee2
  2. #e26c48

Split complementary

  1. #48bee2
  2. #e24871
  3. #e2b948

Analogous

  1. #48e2b9
  2. #48bee2
  3. #4871e2

Triadic

  1. #48bee2
  2. #e248be
  3. #bee248

Tetradic

  1. #48bee2
  2. #6c48e2
  3. #e26c48
  4. #bee248

Square

  1. #48bee2
  2. #b948e2
  3. #e26c48
  4. #71e248

Monochromatic

  1. #14657d
  2. #1e9abf
  3. #48bee2
  4. #8ad5ec
  5. #ccedf7

Shades

#48bee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bee2
  2. #41abcb
  3. #3a98b5
  4. #32859e
  5. #2b7288
  6. #245f71
  7. #1d4c5a
  8. #163944
  9. #0e262d
  10. #071317
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bee2
  2. #5ac5e5
  3. #6dcbe8
  4. #7fd2eb
  5. #91d8ee
  6. #a4dff1
  7. #b6e5f3
  8. #c8ecf6
  9. #daf2f9
  10. #edf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bee2
  2. #4eb8d8
  3. #53b2ce
  4. #59abc5
  5. #5ea5bb
  6. #649fb1
  7. #6a99a7
  8. #6f939d
  9. #758c94
  10. #7a868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b6c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b9e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93aae2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cbbe3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cb2e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bee2 {
  color: #48bee2;
}
Background
.bg-48bee2 {
  background-color: #48bee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bee2 {
  border: 2px solid #48bee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 190 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 73% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bee2, #4871e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 190 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.40 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.63 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.16 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.86 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.41 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.85 #b7411d Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#48bee2  rgb(72, 190, 226)  hsl(194, 73%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e26c48  rgb(226, 108, 72)  hsl(14, 73%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#e248be  rgb(226, 72, 190)  hsl(314, 73%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bee248  rgb(190, 226, 72)  hsl(74, 73%, 58%)  June Bud