#48C0EE#48C0EE
#48C0EE is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.124 H 227.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #48C0EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 192, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 83%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 70%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 19.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.05, -18.94, -32.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.05, 37.63, 239.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% -0.0835 -0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.124 227.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9485, 45.2459, 87.6584) |
| Luminance | 0.4525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.64
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 3.67
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.27
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.54
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.61
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#48C0EE #EE7648
analogous
#48EEC9 #48C0EE #486DEE
triadic
#48C0EE #EE48C0 #C0EE48
tetradic
#48C0EE #C948EE #EE7648 #6DEE48
square
#48C0EE #C948EE #EE7648 #6DEE48
split-complementary
#48C0EE #EE486D #EEC948
monochromatic
#1081AC #15AAE4 #48C0EE #80D3F3 #B8E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#48C0EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#48C0EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #48C0EE
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##48C0EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##48C0EE | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BDF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91ACED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #48c0ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 192, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.124 227.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed3f3',
500: '#48c0ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #48c0ee; $custom-light: #8ed3f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#48c0ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 192,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.627,
"s": 83,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75975,
"c": 0.12355,
"h": 227.5
},
"luminance": 0.4525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#48C0EE
secondary
#E8BBA9
accent
#4206DF
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FD
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1417
muted
#7E8285