All About Color #48A6EA

#48A6EA

About #48A6EA

#48A6EA is a light blue color with the hex code #48A6EA. In RGB it is red 72, green 166, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 79%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 69%, 29%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.65:1 on white and 7.92:1 on black.

#48A6EA Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, A6, EA
CMYK69.23%, 29.06%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal72, 166, 234
HSL205°, 79%, 60%
RGB Octal110, 246, 352
HSV (HSB)205.19°, 69.23%, 91.76%
RGB Binary1001000, 10100110, 11101010
CIE-L*AB65.43, -6.22, -42.21
RGB Percent28.24%, 65.10%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH65.43, 42.67, 261.62
XYZ31.16, 34.59, 82.88
CIE-L*UV65.43, -35.53, -66.78
xyY0.21, 0.23, 34.59
Hunter-Lab58.81, -8.35, -42.38
RYB28.24%, 51.56%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48A6EA on a dark background: contrast 7.92:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48A6EA on a light background: contrast 2.65:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48A6EA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48A6EA · #9BCEF3 · #1679C0 · #EA8C48 · #F3C09B

Analogous palette

#48EA8C · #48EADC · #48A6EA · #4856EA · #8C48EA

Triadic palette

#48A6EA · #EA48A6 · #A6EA48 · #9BCEF3 · #F39BCE

Tetradic palette

#48A6EA · #DC48EA · #EA8C48 · #56EA48 · #1679C0

Monochromatic palette

#105789 · #1882CD · #48A6EA · #8DC8F2 · #D1E9FA

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