#48A8D0#48A8D0
#48A8D0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.107 H 228.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48A8D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 168, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 59%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 19.2%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.91, -15.84, -28.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.91, 32.75, 241.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.08% -0.0703 -0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.08% 0.107 228.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0558, 33.9341, 64.7336) |
| Luminance | 0.3394 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.23
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.71
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.42
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.83
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.91
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48A8D0 #D07048
analogous
#48D0B4 #48A8D0 #4864D0
triadic
#48A8D0 #D048A8 #A8D048
tetradic
#48A8D0 #B448D0 #D07048 #64D048
square
#48A8D0 #B448D0 #D07048 #64D048
split-complementary
#48A8D0 #D04864 #D0B448
monochromatic
#20627D #2D88AE #48A8D0 #79BFDD #A9D6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#48A8D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#48A8D0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48A8D0
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48A8D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48A8D0 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A5D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8097CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48a8d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 168, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.107 228.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c2de',
500: '#48a8d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48a8d0; $custom-light: #89c2de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48a8d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 168,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.647,
"s": 59.13,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69085,
"c": 0.10667,
"h": 228.8
},
"luminance": 0.33937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48A8D0
secondary
#D7AE9D
accent
#7445E2
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183