#48A0CB Color

#48A0CB is rgb(72, 160, 203) in RGB and hsl(200, 56%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A0CB

HEX#48A0CB

RGBrgb(72, 160, 203)

HSLhsl(200, 56%, 54%)

HSVhsv(200, 65%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.105 232.6)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 21%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A0CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A0CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A0CB Complementary#CB7448 Analogous#48CBB5 Analogous#485ECB Triadic#CB48A0 Triadic#A0CB48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A0CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60ACD2 #7CBBDA #94C7E1 #ABD3E7 #C3E0EE #DFEEF6

Shades

#358EBB #2D799F #256483 #1C4C63 #143648 #0C212C

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