#48A9EF Color

#48A9EF is rgb(72, 169, 239) in RGB and hsl(205, 84%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48A9EF

HEX#48A9EF

RGBrgb(72, 169, 239)

HSLhsl(205, 84%, 61%)

HSVhsv(205, 70%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.137 243.5)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 29%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48A9EF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48A9EF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48A9EF Complementary#EF8E48 Analogous#48EFE1 Analogous#4856EF Triadic#EF48A9 Triadic#A9EF48

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48A9EF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5FB4F1 #7CC2F4 #93CDF6 #ABD8F8 #C2E2FA #DEF0FC

Shades

#2298EC #1283D3 #0F6CAE #0B5183 #083A5E #052338

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