#48ABCE#48ABCE
#48ABCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.104 H 224.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48ABCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 171, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 17%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -18.06, -26.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 31.93, 235.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.7% -0.0741 -0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.7% 0.104 224.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3715, 34.9568, 63.6327) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.26
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.66
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.09
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.19
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.81
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48ABCE #CE6B48
analogous
#48CEAE #48ABCE #4868CE
triadic
#48ABCE #CE48AB #ABCE48
tetradic
#48ABCE #AE48CE #CE6B48 #68CE48
square
#48ABCE #AE48CE #CE6B48 #68CE48
split-complementary
#48ABCE #CE4868 #CEAE48
monochromatic
#21637B #2E8AAB #48ABCE #78C1DB #A9D7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#48ABCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#48ABCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48ABCE
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48ABCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48ABCE | 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)
#98A7D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#859ACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48abce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 171, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.104 224.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c4dd',
500: '#48abce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48abce; $custom-light: #89c4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48abce",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 171,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.672,
"s": 57.759,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69703,
"c": 0.1044,
"h": 224.7
},
"luminance": 0.3496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48ABCE
secondary
#D5AB9D
accent
#6F47E1
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183