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#48BEF2

#48bef2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bef2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.25% cyan, 21.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 198.35°, with 86.73% saturation and 61.57% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.4462

Complementary

  1. #48bef2
  2. #f27c48

Split complementary

  1. #48bef2
  2. #f24869
  3. #f2d148

Analogous

  1. #48f2d1
  2. #48bef2
  3. #4869f2

Triadic

  1. #48bef2
  2. #f248be
  3. #bef248

Tetradic

  1. #48bef2
  2. #7c48f2
  3. #f27c48
  4. #bef248

Square

  1. #48bef2
  2. #d148f2
  3. #f27c48
  4. #69f248

Monochromatic

  1. #0b6c96
  2. #109fde
  3. #48bef2
  4. #8fd7f7
  5. #d7f1fc

Shades

#48bef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bef2
  2. #41abda
  3. #3a98c2
  4. #3285a9
  5. #2b7291
  6. #245f79
  7. #1d4c61
  8. #163949
  9. #0e2630
  10. #071318
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bef2
  2. #5ac5f3
  3. #6dcbf5
  4. #7fd2f6
  5. #91d8f7
  6. #a4dff9
  7. #b6e5fa
  8. #c8ecfb
  9. #daf2fc
  10. #edf9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bef2
  2. #4eb8e7
  3. #53b2db
  4. #59abd0
  5. #5ea5c4
  6. #649fb9
  7. #6a99ae
  8. #6f93a2
  9. #758c97
  10. #7a868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b7cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4bcf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8dabf1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88bdf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77b3f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bef2 {
  color: #48bef2;
}
Background
.bg-48bef2 {
  background-color: #48bef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bef2 {
  border: 2px solid #48bef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 190 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bef2, #4869f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 190 242 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.35 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.27 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.52 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.11 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.49 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.79 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.14 #b7410d Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#48bef2  rgb(72, 190, 242)  hsl(198, 87%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f27c48  rgb(242, 124, 72)  hsl(18, 87%, 62%)  Coral
#f248be  rgb(242, 72, 190)  hsl(318, 87%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#bef248  rgb(190, 242, 72)  hsl(78, 87%, 62%)  Inchworm