All About Color #48B1EA

#48B1EA

About #48B1EA

#48B1EA is a light blue color with the hex code #48B1EA. In RGB it is red 72, green 177, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 79%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 69%, 24%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.40:1 on white and 8.75:1 on black.

#48B1EA Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, B1, EA
CMYK69.23%, 24.36%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal72, 177, 234
HSL201°, 79%, 60%
RGB Octal110, 261, 352
HSV (HSB)201.11°, 69.23%, 91.76%
RGB Binary1001000, 10110001, 11101010
CIE-L*AB68.58, -12.27, -37.29
RGB Percent28.24%, 69.41%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH68.58, 39.26, 251.78
XYZ33.25, 38.76, 83.57
CIE-L*UV68.58, -39.37, -58.12
xyY0.21, 0.25, 38.76
Hunter-Lab62.26, -13.64, -36.00
RYB28.24%, 53.22%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48B1EA on a dark background: contrast 8.75:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48B1EA on a light background: contrast 2.40:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48B1EA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48B1EA · #9BD4F3 · #1684C0 · #EA8148 · #F3BA9B

Analogous palette

#48EA81 · #48EAD1 · #48B1EA · #4861EA · #8148EA

Triadic palette

#48B1EA · #EA48B1 · #B1EA48 · #9BD4F3 · #F39BD4

Tetradic palette

#48B1EA · #D148EA · #EA8148 · #61EA48 · #1684C0

Monochromatic palette

#105F89 · #188ECD · #48B1EA · #8DCEF2 · #D1ECFA

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