#48c8ff

Color #48c8ff

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 6.46 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#48c8ff

RGB

rgb(72, 200, 255)

HSL

hsl(198, 100%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 71.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.8%, 21.6%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.01, -17.67, -37.08)

LCH

lch(76.01, 41.07, 244.52)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.1345, 230.76)

HWB

hwb(198, 28.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff7f48

Analogous

#48ffda

#48c8ff

#486dff

Triadic

#48c8ff

#ff48c8

#c8ff48

Split-complementary

#48c8ff

#ff486d

#ffda48

Tetradic

#48c8ff

#7f48ff

#ff7f48

#c8ff48

Square

#48c8ff

#da48ff

#ff7f48

#6dff48

Shades

Color #48c8ff mixed toward black.

#11b8ff

#0099da

#0072a3

#004c6d

#002636

Tints

Color #48c8ff mixed toward white.

#66d1ff

#85daff

#a3e4ff

#c2edff

#e0f6ff

Tones

Color #48c8ff mixed toward gray.

#57c2f0

#66bce0

#76b6d1

#85b0c2

#94aab3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293f3 · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#8b81f0 · ΔE 28.7

Tritanopia

#55e9e7 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #48c8ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#48c8ff]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#48c8ff (#48c8ff) is rgb(72, 200, 255) in RGB.

No, #48c8ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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