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#48abdf

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
72, 171, 223
HSL
201°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3583

Every format

HEX#48abdf
RGBrgb(72, 171, 223)
HSLhsl(201, 70%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(66.4 -12.6 -34.7)
LCHlch(66.4 36.9 250.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.705 0.119 235.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48abdf;
background-color: #48abdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48abdf] bg-[#48abdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48abdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.671, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48abdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48abdf on white: 2.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48abdf on black: 8.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green67.1%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.7%
Magenta23.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#48abdf text on a black background

contrast 8.17:1

Card sample

#48abdf text on a white background

contrast 2.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 171, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 171, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48abdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48abdf, #4A48DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48abdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48abdf in the Color Lab