#48A5C7 Color

#48A5C7 is rgb(72, 165, 199) in RGB and hsl(196, 53%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A5C7

HEX#48A5C7

RGBrgb(72, 165, 199)

HSLhsl(196, 53%, 53%)

HSVhsv(196, 64%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.1 225.3)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 17%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A5C7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A5C7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A5C7 Complementary#C76A48 Analogous#48C7A9 Analogous#4865C7 Triadic#C748A5 Triadic#A5C748

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A5C7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5FB0CE #7ABED6 #92C9DD #ADD7E6 #C4E2ED #E0F0F5

Shades

#3792B3 #2F7C98 #26667D #1E5062 #163946 #0D232B

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