All About Color #48BDDB

#48BDDB

About #48BDDB

#48BDDB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #48BDDB. In RGB it is red 72, green 189, blue 219; in HSL it is hue 192°, saturation 67%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 67%, 14%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.19:1 on white and 9.58:1 on black.

#48BDDB Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, BD, DB
CMYK67.12%, 13.70%, 0.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal72, 189, 219
HSL192°, 67%, 57%
RGB Octal110, 275, 333
HSV (HSB)192.24°, 67.12%, 85.88%
RGB Binary1001000, 10111101, 11011011
CIE-L*AB71.48, -23.33, -24.64
RGB Percent28.24%, 74.12%, 85.88%
CIE-L*CH71.48, 33.93, 226.56
XYZ33.66, 42.89, 73.52
CIE-L*UV71.48, -44.45, -35.56
xyY0.22, 0.29, 42.89
Hunter-Lab65.49, -22.87, -20.72
RYB28.24%, 53.78%, 85.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48BDDB on a dark background: contrast 9.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48BDDB on a light background: contrast 2.19:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48BDDB · #95D9EA · #218BA6 · #DB6548 · #EAA695

Analogous palette

#48DB65 · #48DBAF · #48BDDB · #4874DB · #6548DB

Triadic palette

#48BDDB · #DB48BD · #BDDB48 · #95D9EA · #EA95D9

Tetradic palette

#48BDDB · #AF48DB · #DB6548 · #74DB48 · #218BA6

Monochromatic palette

#176173 · #2396B3 · #48BDDB · #88D4E7 · #C8EBF4

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