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#48abcc

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
72, 171, 204
HSL
195°, 56%, 54%
CMYK
65, 16, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3486

Every format

HEX#48abcc
RGBrgb(72, 171, 204)
HSLhsl(195, 56%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 16%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(65.6 -18.7 -25.3)
LCHlch(65.6 31.5 233.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.696 0.103 223.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48abcc;
background-color: #48abcc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48abcc] bg-[#48abcc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48abcc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.671, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48abcc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48abcc on white: 2.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48abcc on black: 7.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green67.1%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.7%
Magenta16.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#48abcc text on a black background

contrast 7.97:1

Card sample

#48abcc text on a white background

contrast 2.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48abcc;
Background color
Panel with #48abcc background
background-color: #48abcc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48abcc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 171, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 171, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48abcc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48abcc, #4853CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48abcc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48abcc in the Color Lab