All About Color #48C3EF

#48C3EF

About #48C3EF

#48C3EF is a light blue color with the hex code #48C3EF. In RGB it is red 72, green 195, blue 239; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 84%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 70%, 18%, 0%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 2.03:1 on white and 10.33:1 on black.

#48C3EF Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, C3, EF
CMYK69.87%, 18.41%, 0.00%, 6.27%
RGB Decimal72, 195, 239
HSL196°, 84%, 61%
RGB Octal110, 303, 357
HSV (HSB)195.81°, 69.87%, 93.73%
RGB Binary1001000, 11000011, 11101111
CIE-L*AB73.96, -20.16, -31.67
RGB Percent28.24%, 76.47%, 93.73%
CIE-L*CH73.96, 37.54, 237.51
XYZ37.77, 46.64, 88.67
CIE-L*UV73.96, -45.45, -48.05
xyY0.22, 0.27, 46.64
Hunter-Lab68.29, -20.80, -29.18
RYB28.24%, 56.01%, 93.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48C3EF on a dark background: contrast 10.33:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48C3EF on a light background: contrast 2.03:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48C3EF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48C3EF · #9CDEF6 · #1299CA · #EF7548 · #F6B49C

Analogous palette

#48EF75 · #48EFC8 · #48C3EF · #486FEF · #7548EF

Triadic palette

#48C3EF · #EF48C3 · #C3EF48 · #9CDEF6 · #F69CDE

Tetradic palette

#48C3EF · #C848EF · #EF7548 · #6FEF48 · #1299CA

Monochromatic palette

#0D6E91 · #13A3D8 · #48C3EF · #8EDAF5 · #D5F1FB

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