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Recognised as Colour

#48B0FC

  • #48B0FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#48B0FC is a blue with RGB values 72, 176, 252 and HSL 205°, 97%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#48B0FC#48B0FC
HEX#48B0FC
RGBrgb(72, 176, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6902, 0.9882
RGB percentages28.2%, 69%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(205.3, 96.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 71.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK71.4%, 30.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,763,900
CSS custom property--colour: #48B0FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#B74F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#74A1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Sky blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC9448
Analogous#48FCEE, #4856FC
Triadic#FC48B0, #B0FC48
Split complementary#FC4856, #FCEE48
Tetradic#EE48FC, #FC9448, #56FC48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF1FE
Lighter +20%#ACDBFE
Lighter +10%#7AC6FD
Darker −10%#169AFB
Darker −20%#0480DA
Darker −30%#0362A8
Darker −40%#024576
More saturated +25%#45B0FF
Less saturated −25%#5FACE5

Channel breakdown

R72
G176
B252
Red72 (28.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue205.33°
Saturation (HSL)96.77%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G B0 · B FC

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