All About Color #48BCEA

#48BCEA

About #48BCEA

#48BCEA is a light blue color with the hex code #48BCEA. In RGB it is red 72, green 188, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 79%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 69%, 20%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.17:1 on white and 9.66:1 on black.

#48BCEA Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, BC, EA
CMYK69.23%, 19.66%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal72, 188, 234
HSL197°, 79%, 60%
RGB Octal110, 274, 352
HSV (HSB)197.04°, 69.23%, 91.76%
RGB Binary1001000, 10111100, 11101010
CIE-L*AB71.75, -18.12, -32.38
RGB Percent28.24%, 73.73%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH71.75, 37.10, 240.77
XYZ35.51, 43.28, 84.33
CIE-L*UV71.75, -43.25, -49.34
xyY0.22, 0.27, 43.28
Hunter-Lab65.79, -18.80, -29.94
RYB28.24%, 54.74%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48BCEA on a dark background: contrast 9.66:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48BCEA on a light background: contrast 2.17:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48BCEA · #9BDAF3 · #1690C0 · #EA7648 · #F3B49B

Analogous palette

#48EA76 · #48EAC7 · #48BCEA · #486BEA · #7648EA

Triadic palette

#48BCEA · #EA48BC · #BCEA48 · #9BDAF3 · #F39BDA

Tetradic palette

#48BCEA · #C748EA · #EA7648 · #6BEA48 · #1690C0

Monochromatic palette

#106789 · #189ACD · #48BCEA · #8DD5F2 · #D1EEFA

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