#48A6CB Color

#48A6CB is rgb(72, 166, 203) in RGB and hsl(197, 56%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A6CB

HEX#48A6CB

RGBrgb(72, 166, 203)

HSLhsl(197, 56%, 54%)

HSVhsv(197, 65%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.103 227.2)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 18%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A6CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A6CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A6CB Complementary#CB6D48 Analogous#48CBAF Analogous#4864CB Triadic#CB48A6 Triadic#A6CB48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A6CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60B2D2 #7CBFDA #94CBE1 #ABD6E7 #C3E2EE #DFF0F6

Shades

#3595BB #2D7F9F #256983 #1C4F63 #143948 #0C232C

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