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#48C8EB

#48c8eb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48c8eb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 78.43% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.36% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 192.88°, with 80.3% saturation and 60.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4868

Complementary

  1. #48c8eb
  2. #eb6b48

Split complementary

  1. #48c8eb
  2. #eb4877
  3. #ebbc48

Analogous

  1. #48ebbc
  2. #48c8eb
  3. #4877eb

Triadic

  1. #48c8eb
  2. #eb48c8
  3. #c8eb48

Tetradic

  1. #48c8eb
  2. #6b48eb
  3. #eb6b48
  4. #c8eb48

Square

  1. #48c8eb
  2. #bc48eb
  3. #eb6b48
  4. #77eb48

Monochromatic

  1. #0f708b
  2. #17a8d0
  3. #48c8eb
  4. #8dddf3
  5. #d2f1fa

Shades

#48c8eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48c8eb
  2. #41b4d4
  3. #3aa0bc
  4. #328ca5
  5. #2b788d
  6. #246476
  7. #1d505e
  8. #163c47
  9. #0e282f
  10. #071418
  11. #000000

Tints

#48c8eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48c8eb
  2. #5aceed
  3. #6dd3ef
  4. #7fd9f1
  5. #91def3
  6. #a4e4f5
  7. #b6e9f7
  8. #c8eff9
  9. #daf4fb
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48c8eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48c8eb
  2. #4ec1e0
  3. #53bad6
  4. #59b2cb
  5. #5eabc0
  6. #64a4b6
  7. #6a9dab
  8. #6f96a0
  9. #758e95
  10. #7a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99bfcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c3ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb2eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94c5ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82bbeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48c8eb {
  color: #48c8eb;
}
Background
.bg-48c8eb {
  background-color: #48c8eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48c8eb {
  border: 2px solid #48c8eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48c8eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 200 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48c8eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48c8eb, #4877eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48c8eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 200 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.70 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.35 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.43 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.07 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.59 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.00 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.02 #b73714 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#48c8eb  rgb(72, 200, 235)  hsl(193, 80%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#eb6b48  rgb(235, 107, 72)  hsl(13, 80%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb48c8  rgb(235, 72, 200)  hsl(313, 80%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#c8eb48  rgb(200, 235, 72)  hsl(73, 80%, 60%)  Pear