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#48abcd

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

RGB
72, 171, 205
HSL
195°, 57%, 54%
CMYK
65, 17, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3491

Every format

HEX#48abcd
RGBrgb(72, 171, 205)
HSLhsl(195, 57%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 17%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(65.7 -18.4 -25.8)
LCHlch(65.7 31.7 234.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.697 0.104 224.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48abcd;
background-color: #48abcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48abcd] bg-[#48abcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48abcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.671, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48abcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48abcd on white: 2.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48abcd on black: 7.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green67.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.9%
Magenta16.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#48abcd text on a black background

contrast 7.98:1

Card sample

#48abcd text on a white background

contrast 2.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 171, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 171, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48abcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48abcd, #4852CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48abcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48abcd in the Color Lab