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Recognised as Colour

#48A7D7

  • #48A7D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#48A7D7 is a blue with RGB values 72, 167, 215 and HSL 200°, 64%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#48A7D7#48A7D7
HEX#48A7D7
RGBrgb(72, 167, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6549, 0.8431
RGB percentages28.2%, 65.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(200.1, 64.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 66.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK66.5%, 22.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,761,559
CSS custom property--colour: #48A7D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#B75828

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A5D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C97D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D77848
Analogous#48D7C0, #485FD7
Triadic#D748A7, #A7D748
Split complementary#D7485F, #D7C048
Tetradic#C048D7, #D77848, #5FD748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF8FC
Lighter +30%#C6E3F2
Lighter +20%#9CCFE9
Lighter +10%#72BBE0
Darker −10%#2A8FC2
Darker −20%#217098
Darker −30%#18516E
Darker −40%#0F3244
More saturated +25%#2CB0F3
Less saturated −25%#649EBB

Channel breakdown

R72
G167
B215
Red72 (28.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue200.14°
Saturation (HSL)64.13%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G A7 · B D7

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