#48acdf
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
72, 172, 223
HSL
200°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3621
Every format
| HEX | #48acdf |
| RGB | rgb(72, 172, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 70%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 23%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(66.7 -13.2 -34.2) |
| LCH | lch(66.7 36.6 249.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.707 0.118 234.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48acdf;
background-color: #48acdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48acdf] bg-[#48acdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48acdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.675, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48acdf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48acdf on white: 2.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48acdf on black: 8.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green67.5%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan67.7%
Magenta22.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#48acdf text on a black background
contrast 8.24:1
Card sample
#48acdf text on a white background
contrast 2.55:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48acdf;
Background color
Panel with #48acdf background
background-color: #48acdf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48acdf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 172, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 172, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48acdf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48acdf, #4948DF);