All About Color #048ACD

#048ACD

About #048ACD

#048ACD is a medium blue color with the hex code #048ACD. In RGB it is red 4, green 138, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 96%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 98%, 33%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 3.80:1 on white and 5.52:1 on black.

#048ACD Color Conversion

Hex triplet04, 8A, CD
CMYK98.05%, 32.68%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal4, 138, 205
HSL200°, 96%, 41%
RGB Octal4, 212, 315
HSV (HSB)200.00°, 98.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary100, 10001010, 11001101
CIE-L*AB54.67, -6.43, -43.09
RGB Percent1.57%, 54.12%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH54.67, 43.56, 261.51
XYZ20.16, 22.61, 61.06
CIE-L*UV54.67, -34.96, -66.24
xyY0.19, 0.22, 22.61
Hunter-Lab47.55, -7.54, -42.85
RYB1.57%, 33.10%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#048ACD on a dark background: contrast 5.52:1, passes WCAG AA.
#048ACD on a light background: contrast 3.80:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #048ACD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#048ACD · #32B8FB · #024D73 · #CD4704 · #FB7532

Analogous palette

#04CD47 · #04CDAB · #048ACD · #0426CD · #4704CD

Triadic palette

#048ACD · #CD048A · #8ACD04 · #32B8FB · #FB32B8

Tetradic palette

#048ACD · #AB04CD · #CD4704 · #26CD04 · #024D73

Monochromatic palette

#012537 · #035882 · #048ACD · #23B3FB · #6ECDFC

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