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#48CBEE

#48cbee ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#48cbee is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 79.61% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.75% cyan, 14.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 192.65°, with 83% saturation and 60.78% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5026

Complementary

  1. #48cbee
  2. #ee6b48

Split complementary

  1. #48cbee
  2. #ee4878
  3. #eebe48

Analogous

  1. #48eebe
  2. #48cbee
  3. #4878ee

Triadic

  1. #48cbee
  2. #ee48cb
  3. #cbee48

Tetradic

  1. #48cbee
  2. #6b48ee
  3. #ee6b48
  4. #cbee48

Square

  1. #48cbee
  2. #be48ee
  3. #ee6b48
  4. #78ee48

Monochromatic

  1. #0d7490
  2. #14add6
  3. #48cbee
  4. #8edff5
  5. #d4f3fb

Shades

#48cbee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48cbee
  2. #41b7d6
  3. #3aa2be
  4. #328ea7
  5. #2b7a8f
  6. #246677
  7. #1d515f
  8. #163d47
  9. #0e2930
  10. #071418
  11. #000000

Tints

#48cbee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48cbee
  2. #5ad0f0
  3. #6dd5f1
  4. #7fdbf3
  5. #91e0f5
  6. #a4e5f7
  7. #b6eaf8
  8. #c8effa
  9. #daf5fc
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48cbee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48cbee
  2. #4ec4e3
  3. #53bcd8
  4. #59b5cd
  5. #5eadc2
  6. #64a6b7
  7. #6a9eac
  8. #6f97a1
  9. #758f96
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc2d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c6f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb5ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96c8ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84beee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48cbee {
  color: #48cbee;
}
Background
.bg-48cbee {
  background-color: #48cbee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48cbee {
  border: 2px solid #48cbee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48cbee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 203 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48cbee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cbee, #4878ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48cbee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 203 238 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.61 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.27 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.79 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.06 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.69 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.65 #b73411 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#48cbee  rgb(72, 203, 238)  hsl(193, 83%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#ee6b48  rgb(238, 107, 72)  hsl(13, 83%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#ee48cb  rgb(238, 72, 203)  hsl(313, 83%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#cbee48  rgb(203, 238, 72)  hsl(73, 83%, 61%)  Pear