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Recognised as Colour

#48ACE5

  • #48ACE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#48ACE5 is a blue with RGB values 72, 172, 229 and HSL 202°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#48ACE5#48ACE5
HEX#48ACE5
RGBrgb(72, 172, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6745, 0.898
RGB percentages28.2%, 67.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(201.8, 75.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 68.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK68.6%, 24.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,762,853
CSS custom property--colour: #48ACE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#B7531A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91ABE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9CE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E58148
Analogous#48E5D0, #485DE5
Triadic#E548AC, #ACE548
Split complementary#E5485D, #E5D048
Tetradic#D048E5, #E58148, #5EE548

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFE
Lighter +30%#CEE9F8
Lighter +20%#A1D5F2
Lighter +10%#75C0EB
Darker −10%#1F97DB
Darker −20%#1978AE
Darker −30%#125982
Darker −40%#0C3A55
More saturated +25%#2EB3FF
Less saturated −25%#62A5CB

Channel breakdown

R72
G172
B229
Red72 (28.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue201.78°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G AC · B E5

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