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#48BEF1

#48bef1 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bef1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 74.51% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.12% cyan, 21.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 198.11°, with 85.79% saturation and 61.37% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.4456

Complementary

  1. #48bef1
  2. #f17b48

Split complementary

  1. #48bef1
  2. #f14869
  3. #f1d048

Analogous

  1. #48f1d0
  2. #48bef1
  3. #4869f1

Triadic

  1. #48bef1
  2. #f148be
  3. #bef148

Tetradic

  1. #48bef1
  2. #7b48f1
  3. #f17b48
  4. #bef148

Square

  1. #48bef1
  2. #d048f1
  3. #f17b48
  4. #69f148

Monochromatic

  1. #0b6b95
  2. #119edc
  3. #48bef1
  4. #8fd7f6
  5. #d6f0fc

Shades

#48bef1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bef1
  2. #41abd9
  3. #3a98c1
  4. #3285a9
  5. #2b7291
  6. #245f79
  7. #1d4c60
  8. #163948
  9. #0e2630
  10. #071318
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bef1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bef1
  2. #5ac5f2
  3. #6dcbf4
  4. #7fd2f5
  5. #91d8f7
  6. #a4dff8
  7. #b6e5f9
  8. #c8ecfb
  9. #daf2fc
  10. #edf9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bef1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bef1
  2. #4eb8e6
  3. #53b2da
  4. #59abcf
  5. #5ea5c4
  6. #649fb9
  7. #6a99ad
  8. #6f93a2
  9. #758c97
  10. #7a868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b7ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4bbf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8dabf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89bcf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77b3f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bef1 {
  color: #48bef1;
}
Background
.bg-48bef1 {
  background-color: #48bef1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bef1 {
  border: 2px solid #48bef1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bef1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 190 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 86% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bef1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bef1, #4869f1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bef1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 190 241 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.51 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.45 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.05 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.68 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.20 #b7410e Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#48bef1  rgb(72, 190, 241)  hsl(198, 86%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f17b48  rgb(241, 123, 72)  hsl(18, 86%, 61%)  Coral
#f148be  rgb(241, 72, 190)  hsl(318, 86%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#bef148  rgb(190, 241, 72)  hsl(78, 86%, 61%)  Inchworm