All About Color #48D3EF

#48D3EF

About #48D3EF

#48D3EF is a light cyan color with the hex code #48D3EF. In RGB it is red 72, green 211, blue 239; in HSL it is hue 190°, saturation 84%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 70%, 12%, 0%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 1.77:1 on white and 11.84:1 on black.

#48D3EF Color Conversion

Hex triplet48, D3, EF
CMYK69.87%, 11.72%, 0.00%, 6.27%
RGB Decimal72, 211, 239
HSL190°, 84%, 61%
RGB Octal110, 323, 357
HSV (HSB)190.06°, 69.87%, 93.73%
RGB Binary1001000, 11010011, 11101111
CIE-L*AB78.58, -28.20, -24.59
RGB Percent28.24%, 82.75%, 93.73%
CIE-L*CH78.58, 37.41, 221.09
XYZ41.55, 54.20, 89.93
CIE-L*UV78.58, -51.09, -35.21
xyY0.22, 0.29, 54.20
Hunter-Lab73.62, -28.10, -20.89
RYB28.24%, 57.98%, 93.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#48D3EF on a dark background: contrast 11.84:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#48D3EF on a light background: contrast 1.77:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #48D3EF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#48D3EF · #9CE7F6 · #12ABCA · #EF6448 · #F6AB9C

Analogous palette

#48EF64 · #48EFB7 · #48D3EF · #4880EF · #6448EF

Triadic palette

#48D3EF · #EF48D3 · #D3EF48 · #9CE7F6 · #F69CE7

Tetradic palette

#48D3EF · #B748EF · #EF6448 · #80EF48 · #12ABCA

Monochromatic palette

#0D7B91 · #13B7D8 · #48D3EF · #8EE4F5 · #D5F5FB

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