#48A3C7 Color

#48A3C7 is rgb(72, 163, 199) in RGB and hsl(197, 53%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A3C7

HEX#48A3C7

RGBrgb(72, 163, 199)

HSLhsl(197, 53%, 53%)

HSVhsv(197, 64%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.101 227.2)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 18%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A3C7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A3C7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A3C7 Complementary#C76C48 Analogous#48C7AB Analogous#4863C7 Triadic#C748A3 Triadic#A3C748

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A3C7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5FAECE #7ABCD6 #92C8DD #ADD6E6 #C4E2ED #E0EFF5

Shades

#3790B3 #2F7A98 #26647D #1E4E62 #163846 #0D222B

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