All About Color #48B4EA

#48B4EA

About #48B4EA

#48B4EA is a light blue color with the hex code #48B4EA. In RGB it is red 72, green 180, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 79%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 69%, 23%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.34:1 on white and 8.99:1 on black.

#48B4EA Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, B4, EA
CMYK69.23%, 23.08%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal72, 180, 234
HSL200°, 79%, 60%
RGB Octal110, 264, 352
HSV (HSB)200.00°, 69.23%, 91.76%
RGB Binary1001000, 10110100, 11101010
CIE-L*AB69.44, -13.89, -35.95
RGB Percent28.24%, 70.59%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH69.44, 38.54, 248.88
XYZ33.85, 39.96, 83.77
CIE-L*UV69.44, -40.43, -55.74
xyY0.21, 0.25, 39.96
Hunter-Lab63.21, -15.06, -34.32
RYB28.24%, 53.65%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48B4EA on a dark background: contrast 8.99:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48B4EA on a light background: contrast 2.34:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48B4EA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48B4EA · #9BD6F3 · #1687C0 · #EA7E48 · #F3B89B

Analogous palette

#48EA7E · #48EACF · #48B4EA · #4863EA · #7E48EA

Triadic palette

#48B4EA · #EA48B4 · #B4EA48 · #9BD6F3 · #F39BD6

Tetradic palette

#48B4EA · #CF48EA · #EA7E48 · #63EA48 · #1687C0

Monochromatic palette

#106189 · #1891CD · #48B4EA · #8DD0F2 · #D1ECFA

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