#48879D Color

#48879D is rgb(72, 135, 157) in RGB and hsl(196, 37%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48879D

HEX#48879D

RGBrgb(72, 135, 157)

HSLhsl(196, 37%, 45%)

HSVhsv(196, 54%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.073 223)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 14%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48879D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48879D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48879D Complementary#9D5F48 Analogous#489D89 Analogous#485C9D Triadic#9D4887 Triadic#879D48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48879D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B9CB3 #73ABBF #8FBBCC #A8CAD7 #C4DBE4 #DCEAEF

Shades

#3F7588 #356373 #2B515E #23424D #1A3038 #101E23

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