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Recognised as Colour

#48ADE8

  • #48ADE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#48ADE8 is a blue with RGB values 72, 173, 232 and HSL 202°, 78%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#48ADE8#48ADE8
HEX#48ADE8
RGBrgb(72, 173, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6784, 0.9098
RGB percentages28.2%, 67.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(202.1, 77.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 69%, 91%)
CMYK69%, 25.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,763,112
CSS custom property--colour: #48ADE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#B75217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91ADEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9DE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Light steelblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E88348
Analogous#48E8D3, #485DE8
Triadic#E848AD, #ADE848
Split complementary#E8485D, #E8D348
Tetradic#D348E8, #E88348, #5DE848

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D0EAF9
Lighter +20%#A3D6F3
Lighter +10%#75C1EE
Darker −10%#1C98E1
Darker −20%#177AB3
Darker −30%#115B86
Darker −40%#0B3C59
More saturated +25%#31B3FF
Less saturated −25%#62A6CE

Channel breakdown

R72
G173
B232
Red72 (28.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue202.13°
Saturation (HSL)77.67%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G AD · B E8

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