#48a2cb

Color #48a2cb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#48a2cb

RGB

rgb(72, 162, 203)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 55.7%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 64.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.5%, 20.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(62.95, -14.2, -28.92)

LCH

lch(62.95, 32.22, 243.85)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.1043, 230.83)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 28.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb7148

Analogous

#48cbb2

#48a2cb

#4860cb

Triadic

#48a2cb

#cb48a2

#a2cb48

Split-complementary

#48a2cb

#cb4860

#cbb248

Tetradic

#48a2cb

#7148cb

#cb7148

#a2cb48

Square

#48a2cb

#b248cb

#cb7148

#60cb48

Shades

Color #48a2cb mixed toward black.

#338ab2

#296f8f

#1e536b

#143747

#0a1c24

Tints

Color #48a2cb mixed toward white.

#66b1d4

#85c1dc

#a3d0e5

#c2e0ee

#e0eff6

Tones

Color #48a2cb mixed toward gray.

#539ec0

#5e9ab5

#6996aa

#74929f

#7f8e94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7ac2 · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#746dc0 · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#50bbb9 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48a2cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48a2cb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#48a2cb (#48a2cb) is rgb(72, 162, 203) in RGB.

No, #48a2cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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