#48abdb

Color #48abdb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 12.28 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#48abdb

RGB

rgb(72, 171, 219)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 67.1%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 67.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(66.22, -13.92, -32.71)

LCH

lch(66.22, 35.55, 246.95)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.1151, 232.87)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 28.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#db7848

Analogous

#48dbc2

#48abdb

#4862db

Triadic

#48abdb

#db48ab

#abdb48

Split-complementary

#48abdb

#db4862

#dbc248

Tetradic

#48abdb

#7848db

#db7848

#abdb48

Square

#48abdb

#c248db

#db7848

#62db48

Shades

Color #48abdb mixed toward black.

#2896cb

#2078a2

#185a7a

#103c51

#081e29

Tints

Color #48abdb mixed toward white.

#67b9e1

#85c7e7

#a4d5ed

#c2e3f3

#e1f1f9

Tones

Color #48abdb mixed toward gray.

#54a7cf

#61a3c3

#6d9eb6

#799aaa

#85969e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f80d1 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#7a72ce · ΔE 25.2

Tritanopia

#51c8c6 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48abdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48abdb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#48abdb (#48abdb) is rgb(72, 171, 219) in RGB.

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

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