All About Color #48A7DB

#48A7DB

About #48A7DB

#48A7DB is a medium blue color with the hex code #48A7DB. In RGB it is red 72, green 167, blue 219; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 67%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 67%, 24%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.68:1 on white and 7.83:1 on black.

#48A7DB Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, A7, DB
CMYK67.12%, 23.74%, 0.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal72, 167, 219
HSL201°, 67%, 57%
RGB Octal110, 247, 333
HSV (HSB)201.22°, 67.12%, 85.88%
RGB Binary1001000, 10100111, 11011011
CIE-L*AB65.07, -11.74, -34.53
RGB Percent28.24%, 65.49%, 85.88%
CIE-L*CH65.07, 36.47, 251.22
XYZ29.28, 34.13, 72.06
CIE-L*UV65.07, -36.55, -53.09
xyY0.22, 0.25, 34.13
Hunter-Lab58.42, -12.78, -32.24
RYB28.24%, 50.87%, 85.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48A7DB on a dark background: contrast 7.83:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48A7DB on a light background: contrast 2.68:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48A7DB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48A7DB · #95CCEA · #2177A6 · #DB7B48 · #EAB295

Analogous palette

#48DB7B · #48DBC5 · #48A7DB · #485EDB · #7B48DB

Triadic palette

#48A7DB · #DB48A7 · #A7DB48 · #95CCEA · #EA95CC

Tetradic palette

#48A7DB · #C548DB · #DB7B48 · #5EDB48 · #2177A6

Monochromatic palette

#175373 · #2381B3 · #48A7DB · #88C6E7 · #C8E5F4

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