#48A9E5 Color

#48A9E5 is rgb(72, 169, 229) in RGB and hsl(203, 75%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A9E5

HEX#48A9E5

RGBrgb(72, 169, 229)

HSLhsl(203, 75%, 59%)

HSVhsv(203, 69%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.126 239.4)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 26%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A9E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A9E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A9E5 Complementary#E58448 Analogous#48E5D3 Analogous#485AE5 Triadic#E548A9 Triadic#A9E548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A9E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63B5E9 #79C0EC #94CDF0 #AAD7F3 #C5E4F7 #DBEEFA

Shades

#2498E0 #1B81C0 #16699C #12547D #0D3C59 #082436

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