#48B3E5 Color

#48B3E5 is rgb(72, 179, 229) in RGB and hsl(199, 75%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#48B3E5

HEX#48B3E5

RGBrgb(72, 179, 229)

HSLhsl(199, 75%, 59%)

HSVhsv(199, 69%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.121 232.2)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 22%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #48B3E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #48B3E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#48B3E5 Complementary#E57A48 Analogous#48E5C8 Analogous#4865E5 Triadic#E548B3 Triadic#B3E548

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #48B3E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63BEE9 #79C8EC #94D3F0 #AADCF3 #C5E7F7 #DBF0FA

Shades

#24A4E0 #1B8CC0 #16729C #125B7D #0D4159 #082736

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