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Recognised as Colour

#48A8DF

  • #48A8DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#48A8DF is a blue with RGB values 72, 168, 223 and HSL 202°, 70%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#48A8DF#48A8DF
HEX#48A8DF
RGBrgb(72, 168, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6588, 0.8745
RGB percentages28.2%, 65.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(201.9, 70.2%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 67.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK67.7%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,761,823
CSS custom property--colour: #48A8DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#B75720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA7E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7999DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.7Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF7F48
Analogous#48DFCA, #485DDF
Triadic#DF48A8, #A8DF48
Split complementary#DF485D, #DFCB48
Tetradic#CA48DF, #DF7F48, #5CDF48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FBFD
Lighter +30%#CAE6F6
Lighter +20%#9FD1EE
Lighter +10%#73BDE7
Darker −10%#2491D0
Darker −20%#1D73A4
Darker −30%#155579
Darker −40%#0E364D
More saturated +25%#2DAFFA
Less saturated −25%#63A1C4

Channel breakdown

R72
G168
B223
Red72 (28.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue201.85°
Saturation (HSL)70.23%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G A8 · B DF

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