#48ACCE#48ACCE
#48ACCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.104 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48ACCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 172, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 16.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.01, -18.59, -25.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.01, 31.86, 234.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.94% -0.0752 -0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.94% 0.104 223.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5611, 35.3360, 63.6959) |
| Luminance | 0.3534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.26
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.38
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.16
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.99
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.89
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48ACCE #CE6A48
analogous
#48CEAD #48ACCE #4869CE
triadic
#48ACCE #CE48AC #ACCE48
tetradic
#48ACCE #AD48CE #CE6A48 #69CE48
square
#48ACCE #AD48CE #CE6A48 #69CE48
split-complementary
#48ACCE #CE4869 #CEAD48
monochromatic
#21647B #2E8BAB #48ACCE #78C2DB #A9D8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#48ACCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#48ACCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48ACCE
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48ACCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48ACCE | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A8D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869ACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48acce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 172, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.104 223.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c4dd',
500: '#48acce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48acce; $custom-light: #89c4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48acce",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 172,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.224,
"s": 57.759,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69938,
"c": 0.10424,
"h": 223.8
},
"luminance": 0.35339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48ACCE
secondary
#D5AB9D
accent
#6E47E1
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183