#48ACD9#48ACD9
#48ACD9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.113 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48ACD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 172, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.44, -15.10, -31.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.44, 34.74, 244.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.42% -0.0712 -0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.42% 0.113 230.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9444, 35.8893, 70.9814) |
| Luminance | 0.3589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.14
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.17
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.56
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.89
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.11
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48ACD9 #D97548
analogous
#48D9BE #48ACD9 #4864D9
triadic
#48ACD9 #D948AC #ACD948
tetradic
#48ACD9 #BE48D9 #D97548 #64D948
square
#48ACD9 #BE48D9 #D97548 #64D948
split-complementary
#48ACD9 #D94864 #D9BE48
monochromatic
#1D688A #278EBD #48ACD9 #7BC3E4 #ADDAEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#48ACD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#48ACD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48ACD9
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48ACD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48ACD9 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95AADB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#819BD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48acd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 172, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.113 230.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc4e5',
500: '#48acd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48acd9; $custom-light: #8bc4e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48acd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 172,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.621,
"s": 65.611,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70419,
"c": 0.11294,
"h": 230.9
},
"luminance": 0.35893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48ACD9
secondary
#DCB3A1
accent
#743FE9
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F1F8FC
border
#CBD1D5
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8184