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#48BFE2

#48bfe2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bfe2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 74.9% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.14% cyan, 15.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 193.64°, 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.4413

Complementary

  1. #48bfe2
  2. #e26b48

Split complementary

  1. #48bfe2
  2. #e24872
  3. #e2b848

Analogous

  1. #48e2b8
  2. #48bfe2
  3. #4872e2

Triadic

  1. #48bfe2
  2. #e248bf
  3. #bfe248

Tetradic

  1. #48bfe2
  2. #6b48e2
  3. #e26b48
  4. #bfe248

Square

  1. #48bfe2
  2. #b848e2
  3. #e26b48
  4. #72e248

Monochromatic

  1. #14657d
  2. #1e9bbf
  3. #48bfe2
  4. #8ad6ec
  5. #ccedf7

Shades

#48bfe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bfe2
  2. #41accb
  3. #3a99b5
  4. #32869e
  5. #2b7388
  6. #246071
  7. #1d4c5a
  8. #163944
  9. #0e262d
  10. #071317
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bfe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bfe2
  2. #5ac5e5
  3. #6dcce8
  4. #7fd2eb
  5. #91d9ee
  6. #a4dff1
  7. #b6e5f3
  8. #c8ecf6
  9. #daf2f9
  10. #edf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bfe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bfe2
  2. #4eb9d8
  3. #53b2ce
  4. #59acc5
  5. #5ea6bb
  6. #64a0b1
  7. #6a99a7
  8. #6f939d
  9. #758d94
  10. #7a868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabae4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95aae2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00caca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dbce3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7db3e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bfe2 {
  color: #48bfe2;
}
Background
.bg-48bfe2 {
  background-color: #48bfe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bfe2 {
  border: 2px solid #48bfe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bfe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 191 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 73% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bfe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bfe2, #4872e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bfe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 191 226 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.54 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.74 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.08 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.51 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.20 #b7401d Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#48bfe2  rgb(72, 191, 226)  hsl(194, 73%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#e26b48  rgb(226, 107, 72)  hsl(14, 73%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#e248bf  rgb(226, 72, 191)  hsl(314, 73%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bfe248  rgb(191, 226, 72)  hsl(74, 73%, 58%)  June Bud