#48859D Color

#48859D is rgb(72, 133, 157) in RGB and hsl(197, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48859D

HEX#48859D

RGBrgb(72, 133, 157)

HSLhsl(197, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(197, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.073 225.8)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48859D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.1:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48859D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48859D Complementary#9D6048 Analogous#489D8B Analogous#485B9D Triadic#9D4885 Triadic#859D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48859D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B9AB3 #73A9BF #8FBACC #A8C9D7 #C4DBE4 #DCEAEF

Shades

#3F7388 #356273 #2B505E #23414D #1A2F38 #101E23

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