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#48BBFE Color

#48BBFE is rgb(72, 187, 254) in RGB, hsl(202, 99%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#48BBFE
HEX#48BBFE
RGBrgb(72, 187, 254)
HSLhsl(202, 99%, 64%)
HSVhsv(202, 72%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 26%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.14 238.5)
LABlab(71.61% -17.10 -43.29)
LCHlch(71.61% 46.54 248.45)

What #48BBFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #48BBFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 6.98Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 7.14Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.24Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 7.96Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 8.73Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#48BBFE Channel Values

How #48BBFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 72 · G 187 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 99% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 72% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #48BBFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #48BBFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #48BBFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #48BBFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#48BBFE
Complementary
#FE8B48
Analogous
#48FEE6
Analogous
#4861FE
Triadic
#FE48BB
Triadic
#BBFE48
Split comp.
#FE4861
Split comp.
#FEE648

Tints & Shades of #48BBFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#62C5FE
#7BCEFE
#94D8FE
#A9DFFF
#C2E8FF
#DBF2FF

Shades

#1BABFE
#0197EF
#017AC1
#016198
#01446B
#002A42

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #48BBFE.

How #48BBFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#48BBFE
Protanopia#AEAEFE
Protanomaly#90B3FE
Deuteranopia#A1A1FF
Deuteranomaly#86ACFF
Tritanopia#06C5C5
Tritanomaly#2EC1DE
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #48BBFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-48bbfe: #48BBFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #48BBFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-48bbfe': '#48BBFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.282, green: 0.733, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_48bbfe">#48BBFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#48BBFE"

More Blue Colors

#48BBFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#48BBFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #48BBFE?

#48BBFE is a light blue — rgb(72, 187, 254) in RGB and hsl(202, 99%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.98.

What is the RGB value of #48BBFE?

#48BBFE is rgb(72, 187, 254) — red 72, green 187, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #48BBFE?

#48BBFE converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 26%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #48BBFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #48BBFE scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #48BBFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #48BBFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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