#48A6CA#48A6CA
#48A6CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.102 H 226.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48A6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 166, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 17.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.09, -16.67, -26.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.09, 31.40, 237.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.35% -0.0704 -0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.35% 0.102 226.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9651, 32.9116, 60.7971) |
| Luminance | 0.3291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.76
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.58
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.81
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.51
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.54
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48A6CA #CA6C48
analogous
#48CAAD #48A6CA #4865CA
triadic
#48A6CA #CA48A6 #A6CA48
tetradic
#48A6CA #AD48CA #CA6C48 #65CA48
square
#48A6CA #AD48CA #CA6C48 #65CA48
split-complementary
#48A6CA #CA4865 #CAAD48
monochromatic
#225E76 #3085A5 #48A6CA #77BDD8 #A7D4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#48A6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#48A6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48A6CA
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48A6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48A6CA | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A3CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8095CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48a6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 166, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.102 226.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c0da',
500: '#48a6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48a6ca; $custom-light: #88c0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48a6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 166,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.615,
"s": 55.085,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68353,
"c": 0.1024,
"h": 226.5
},
"luminance": 0.32914
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48A6CA
secondary
#D3AA9B
accent
#7349DE
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7D8183