#48A0DB Color

#48A0DB is rgb(72, 160, 219) in RGB and hsl(204, 67%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A0DB

HEX#48A0DB

RGBrgb(72, 160, 219)

HSLhsl(204, 67%, 57%)

HSVhsv(204, 67%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.121 241.2)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 27%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A0DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A0DB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A0DB Complementary#DB8348 Analogous#48DBCC Analogous#4857DB Triadic#DB48A0 Triadic#A0DB48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A0DB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#61ADE0 #7BBBE5 #95C8EA #AAD3EE #C3E0F3 #DDEDF8

Shades

#298ED1 #2379B3 #1D6291 #174E73 #103751 #0A2333

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