#48A9DD#48A9DD
#48A9DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.118 H 235.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48A9DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 169, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 69%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 23.5%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -12.19, -34.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 36.67, 250.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% -0.0668 -0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.118 235.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9065, 34.9709, 73.5665) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.59
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.15
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.09
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.84
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.01
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48A9DD #DD7C48
analogous
#48DDC7 #48A9DD #485EDD
triadic
#48A9DD #DD48A9 #A9DD48
tetradic
#48A9DD #C748DD #DD7C48 #5EDD48
square
#48A9DD #C748DD #DD7C48 #5EDD48
split-complementary
#48A9DD #DD485E #DDC748
monochromatic
#1B6790 #248CC3 #48A9DD #7CC1E7 #AFDAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#48A9DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#48A9DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48A9DD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48A9DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48A9DD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A8DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C99DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48a9dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 169, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.118 235.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc2e7',
500: '#48a9dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48a9dd; $custom-light: #8bc2e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48a9dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 169,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.94,
"s": 68.664,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69908,
"c": 0.11793,
"h": 235.5
},
"luminance": 0.34974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48A9DD
secondary
#DEB7A2
accent
#793CEC
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F7FC
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184