#48A5DB#48A5DB
#48A5DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.118 H 237.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48A5DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 165, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 24.7%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.48, -10.66, -35.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.48, 36.99, 253.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.89% -0.0635 -0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.89% 0.118 237.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9088, 33.3994, 71.9273) |
| Luminance | 0.3340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.80
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.81
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.38
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.95
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.38
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 9.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48A5DB #DB7E48
analogous
#48DBC8 #48A5DB #485CDB
triadic
#48A5DB #DB48A5 #A5DB48
tetradic
#48A5DB #C848DB #DB7E48 #5CDB48
square
#48A5DB #C848DB #DB7E48 #5CDB48
split-complementary
#48A5DB #DB485C #DBC848
monochromatic
#1C638D #2687C0 #48A5DB #7BBEE5 #AED7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#48A5DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#48A5DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48A5DB
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48A5DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48A5DB | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA4DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7896DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48a5db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 165, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.118 237.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbfe6',
500: '#48a5db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48a5db; $custom-light: #8bbfe6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48a5db",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 165,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.041,
"s": 67.123,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68893,
"c": 0.11811,
"h": 237.5
},
"luminance": 0.33402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48A5DB
secondary
#DDB7A2
accent
#7D3EEA
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F7FC
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184