#48AEE5 Color

#48AEE5 is rgb(72, 174, 229) in RGB and hsl(201, 75%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48AEE5

HEX#48AEE5

RGBrgb(72, 174, 229)

HSLhsl(201, 75%, 59%)

HSVhsv(201, 69%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.123 235.9)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 24%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48AEE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48AEE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48AEE5 Complementary#E57F48 Analogous#48E5CD Analogous#4860E5 Triadic#E548AE Triadic#AEE548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48AEE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63BAE9 #79C4EC #94D0F0 #AAD9F3 #C5E5F7 #DBEFFA

Shades

#249EE0 #1B86C0 #166D9C #12577D #0D3E59 #082536

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