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#48BFEC

#48bfec ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48bfec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 74.9% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.49% cyan, 19.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 196.46°, with 81.19% saturation and 60.39% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.447

Complementary

  1. #48bfec
  2. #ec7548

Split complementary

  1. #48bfec
  2. #ec486d
  3. #ecc748

Analogous

  1. #48ecc7
  2. #48bfec
  3. #486dec

Triadic

  1. #48bfec
  2. #ec48bf
  3. #bfec48

Tetradic

  1. #48bfec
  2. #7548ec
  3. #ec7548
  4. #bfec48

Square

  1. #48bfec
  2. #c748ec
  3. #ec7548
  4. #6dec48

Monochromatic

  1. #0f6a8c
  2. #169ed2
  3. #48bfec
  4. #8dd7f3
  5. #d3effa

Shades

#48bfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48bfec
  2. #41acd4
  3. #3a99bd
  4. #3286a5
  5. #2b738e
  6. #246076
  7. #1d4c5e
  8. #163947
  9. #0e262f
  10. #071318
  11. #000000

Tints

#48bfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48bfec
  2. #5ac5ee
  3. #6dccf0
  4. #7fd2f2
  5. #91d9f4
  6. #a4dff6
  7. #b6e5f7
  8. #c8ecf9
  9. #daf2fb
  10. #edf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48bfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48bfec
  2. #4eb9e1
  3. #53b2d6
  4. #59accc
  5. #5ea6c1
  6. #64a0b6
  7. #6a99ab
  8. #6f93a0
  9. #758d96
  10. #7a868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b8cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7bcee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90abeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bbded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ab3ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48bfec {
  color: #48bfec;
}
Background
.bg-48bfec {
  background-color: #48bfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48bfec {
  border: 2px solid #48bfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48bfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 191 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48bfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bfec, #486dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48bfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 191 236 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.88 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.67 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.67 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.68 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.33 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.89 #b74013 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#48bfec  rgb(72, 191, 236)  hsl(196, 81%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec7548  rgb(236, 117, 72)  hsl(16, 81%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#ec48bf  rgb(236, 72, 191)  hsl(316, 81%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#bfec48  rgb(191, 236, 72)  hsl(76, 81%, 60%)  Inchworm