All About Color #48AEEA

#48AEEA

About #48AEEA

#48AEEA is a light blue color with the hex code #48AEEA. In RGB it is red 72, green 174, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 202°, saturation 79%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 69%, 26%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.47:1 on white and 8.52:1 on black.

#48AEEA Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, AE, EA
CMYK69.23%, 25.64%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal72, 174, 234
HSL202°, 79%, 60%
RGB Octal110, 256, 352
HSV (HSB)202.22°, 69.23%, 91.76%
RGB Binary1001000, 10101110, 11101010
CIE-L*AB67.72, -10.64, -38.63
RGB Percent28.24%, 68.24%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH67.72, 40.07, 254.60
XYZ32.66, 37.59, 83.38
CIE-L*UV67.72, -38.32, -60.50
xyY0.21, 0.24, 37.59
Hunter-Lab61.31, -12.21, -37.71
RYB28.24%, 52.78%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48AEEA on a dark background: contrast 8.52:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48AEEA on a light background: contrast 2.47:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48AEEA · #9BD3F3 · #1682C0 · #EA8448 · #F3BB9B

Analogous palette

#48EA84 · #48EAD4 · #48AEEA · #485EEA · #8448EA

Triadic palette

#48AEEA · #EA48AE · #AEEA48 · #9BD3F3 · #F39BD3

Tetradic palette

#48AEEA · #D448EA · #EA8448 · #5EEA48 · #1682C0

Monochromatic palette

#105D89 · #188BCD · #48AEEA · #8DCDF2 · #D1EBFA

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