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Recognised as Colour

#48AAE1

  • #48AAE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#48AAE1 is a blue with RGB values 72, 170, 225 and HSL 202°, 72%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#48AAE1#48AAE1
HEX#48AAE1
RGBrgb(72, 170, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6667, 0.8824
RGB percentages28.2%, 66.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(201.6, 71.8%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 68%, 88.2%)
CMYK68%, 24.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,762,337
CSS custom property--colour: #48AAE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#B7551E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A9E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9AE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E17F48
Analogous#48E1CB, #485EE1
Triadic#E148AA, #AAE148
Split complementary#E1485E, #E1CB48
Tetradic#CB48E1, #E17F48, #5EE148

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBFE
Lighter +30%#CBE7F7
Lighter +20%#A0D3EF
Lighter +10%#74BEE8
Darker −10%#2394D3
Darker −20%#1B75A8
Darker −30%#14577C
Darker −40%#0D3850
More saturated +25%#2DB1FC
Less saturated −25%#63A3C6

Channel breakdown

R72
G170
B225
Red72 (28.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue201.57°
Saturation (HSL)71.83%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G AA · B E1

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