#48A2CB Color

#48A2CB is rgb(72, 162, 203) in RGB and hsl(199, 56%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A2CB

HEX#48A2CB

RGBrgb(72, 162, 203)

HSLhsl(199, 56%, 54%)

HSVhsv(199, 65%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.104 230.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A2CB 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 text7.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A2CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A2CB Complementary#CB7248 Analogous#48CBB3 Analogous#4860CB Triadic#CB48A2 Triadic#A2CB48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A2CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60AED2 #7CBCDA #94C8E1 #ABD4E7 #C3E1EE #DFEFF6

Shades

#3590BB #2D7B9F #256583 #1C4D63 #143748 #0C222C

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