#48ABE5 Color

#48ABE5 is rgb(72, 171, 229) in RGB and hsl(202, 75%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48ABE5

HEX#48ABE5

RGBrgb(72, 171, 229)

HSLhsl(202, 75%, 59%)

HSVhsv(202, 69%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.125 238)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 25%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48ABE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48ABE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48ABE5 Complementary#E58248 Analogous#48E5D0 Analogous#485DE5 Triadic#E548AB Triadic#ABE548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48ABE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63B8E9 #79C2EC #94CEF0 #AAD8F3 #C5E4F7 #DBEFFA

Shades

#249BE0 #1B84C0 #166B9C #12567D #0D3D59 #082536

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