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Recognised as Colour

#48B0EE

  • #48B0EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#48B0EE is a blue with RGB values 72, 176, 238 and HSL 202°, 83%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#48B0EE#48B0EE
HEX#48B0EE
RGBrgb(72, 176, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6902, 0.9333
RGB percentages28.2%, 69%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(202.4, 83%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 69.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK69.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,763,886
CSS custom property--colour: #48B0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#B74F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B0F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE8648
Analogous#48EED9, #485DEE
Triadic#EE48B0, #B0EE48
Split complementary#EE485D, #EED948
Tetradic#D948EE, #EE8648, #5DEE48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4ECFB
Lighter +20%#A5D8F7
Lighter +10%#77C4F2
Darker −10%#199CEA
Darker −20%#127EBE
Darker −30%#0D5F90
Darker −40%#094061
More saturated +25%#37B4FF
Less saturated −25%#61AAD5

Channel breakdown

R72
G176
B238
Red72 (28.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue202.41°
Saturation (HSL)83%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G B0 · B EE

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