All About Color #48BBDB

#48BBDB

About #48BBDB

#48BBDB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #48BBDB. In RGB it is red 72, green 187, blue 219; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 67%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 67%, 15%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.23:1 on white and 9.41:1 on black.

#48BBDB Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, BB, DB
CMYK67.12%, 14.61%, 0.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal72, 187, 219
HSL193°, 67%, 57%
RGB Octal110, 273, 333
HSV (HSB)193.06°, 67.12%, 85.88%
RGB Binary1001000, 10111011, 11011011
CIE-L*AB70.89, -22.31, -25.53
RGB Percent28.24%, 73.33%, 85.88%
CIE-L*CH70.89, 33.91, 228.85
XYZ33.23, 42.03, 73.38
CIE-L*UV70.89, -43.73, -37.16
xyY0.22, 0.28, 42.03
Hunter-Lab64.83, -21.97, -21.72
RYB28.24%, 53.54%, 85.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48BBDB on a dark background: contrast 9.41:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48BBDB on a light background: contrast 2.23:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48BBDB · #95D7EA · #2189A6 · #DB6848 · #EAA795

Analogous palette

#48DB68 · #48DBB1 · #48BBDB · #4872DB · #6848DB

Triadic palette

#48BBDB · #DB48BB · #BBDB48 · #95D7EA · #EA95D7

Tetradic palette

#48BBDB · #B148DB · #DB6848 · #72DB48 · #2189A6

Monochromatic palette

#175F73 · #2394B3 · #48BBDB · #88D3E7 · #C8EAF4

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