#48A4CB Color

#48A4CB is rgb(72, 164, 203) in RGB and hsl(198, 56%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A4CB

HEX#48A4CB

RGBrgb(72, 164, 203)

HSLhsl(198, 56%, 54%)

HSVhsv(198, 65%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.104 229)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 19%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A4CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A4CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A4CB Complementary#CB6F48 Analogous#48CBB1 Analogous#4862CB Triadic#CB48A4 Triadic#A4CB48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A4CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60B0D2 #7CBEDA #94CAE1 #ABD5E7 #C3E1EE #DFEFF6

Shades

#3593BB #2D7D9F #256783 #1C4E63 #143848 #0C222C

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