#48A3E7#48A3E7
#48A3E7 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.132 H 244.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48A3E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 163, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 77%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 69%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 29.4%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.43, -5.56, -42.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.43, 42.48, 262.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.03% -0.0577 -0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.03% 0.132 244.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1880, 33.3383, 80.4298) |
| Luminance | 0.3334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.45
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.90
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.37
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.56
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.27
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48A3E7 #E78C48
analogous
#48E7DB #48A3E7 #4854E7
triadic
#48A3E7 #E748A3 #A3E748
tetradic
#48A3E7 #DB48E7 #E78C48 #54E748
square
#48A3E7 #DB48E7 #E78C48 #54E748
split-complementary
#48A3E7 #E74854 #E7DB48
monochromatic
#1564A0 #1C86D6 #48A3E7 #7EBEEE #B4D9F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#48A3E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#48A3E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48A3E7
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48A3E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48A3E7 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84A5EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E95E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48a3e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 163, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.132 244.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbeef',
500: '#48a3e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48a3e7; $custom-light: #8cbeef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48a3e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 163,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.66,
"s": 76.812,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69027,
"c": 0.13228,
"h": 244.1
},
"luminance": 0.33342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48A3E7
secondary
#E4C1A6
accent
#8634F3
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184