ColorTool
Log in
#48CDEB

#48cdeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#48cdeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.36% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 191.04°, 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#33ccff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5104

Complementary

  1. #48cdeb
  2. #eb6648

Split complementary

  1. #48cdeb
  2. #eb487c
  3. #ebb848

Analogous

  1. #48ebb8
  2. #48cdeb
  3. #487ceb

Triadic

  1. #48cdeb
  2. #eb48cd
  3. #cdeb48

Tetradic

  1. #48cdeb
  2. #6648eb
  3. #eb6648
  4. #cdeb48

Square

  1. #48cdeb
  2. #b848eb
  3. #eb6648
  4. #7ceb48

Monochromatic

  1. #0f748b
  2. #17aed0
  3. #48cdeb
  4. #8de0f3
  5. #d2f3fa

Shades

#48cdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48cdeb
  2. #41b9d4
  3. #3aa4bc
  4. #3290a5
  5. #2b7b8d
  6. #246776
  7. #1d525e
  8. #163e47
  9. #0e292f
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#48cdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48cdeb
  2. #5ad2ed
  3. #6dd7ef
  4. #7fdcf1
  5. #91e1f3
  6. #a4e6f5
  7. #b6ebf7
  8. #c8f0f9
  9. #daf5fb
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48cdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48cdeb
  2. #4ec5e0
  3. #53bed6
  4. #59b6cb
  5. #5eaec0
  6. #64a7b6
  7. #6a9fab
  8. #6f97a0
  9. #758f95
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc4d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c7ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b6eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c9ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87c0eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4df ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-48cdeb {
  color: #48cdeb;
}
Background
.bg-48cdeb {
  background-color: #48cdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48cdeb {
  border: 2px solid #48cdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48cdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48cdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cdeb, #487ceb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48cdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.17 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.05 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.21 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.36 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.44 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.13 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.04 #b73214 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#48cdeb  rgb(72, 205, 235)  hsl(191, 80%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#eb6648  rgb(235, 102, 72)  hsl(11, 80%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb48cd  rgb(235, 72, 205)  hsl(311, 80%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#cdeb48  rgb(205, 235, 72)  hsl(71, 80%, 60%)  Pear