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Recognised as Colour

#48BBD4

  • #48BBD4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#48BBD4 is a cyan with RGB values 72, 187, 212 and HSL 191°, 62%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#48BBD4#48BBD4
HEX#48BBD4
RGBrgb(72, 187, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.7333, 0.8314
RGB percentages28.2%, 73.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(190.7, 61.9%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 66%, 83.1%)
CMYK66%, 11.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,766,676
CSS custom property--colour: #48BBD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#B7442B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B5D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A6D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8Light seagreen · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D46148
Analogous#48D4A7, #4875D4
Triadic#D448BB, #BBD448
Split complementary#D44875, #D4A748
Tetradic#A748D4, #D46148, #75D448

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF8FB
Lighter +30%#C4E9F1
Lighter +20%#9BDAE7
Lighter +10%#71CADE
Darker −10%#2CA3BD
Darker −20%#237F93
Darker −30%#195C6A
Darker −40%#0F3841
More saturated +25%#2CCDF0
Less saturated −25%#64A9B8

Channel breakdown

R72
G187
B212
Red72 (28.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue190.71°
Saturation (HSL)61.95%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G BB · B D4

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