#48ace2
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
72, 172, 226
HSL
201°, 73%, 58%
CMYK
68, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3637
Every format
| HEX | #48ace2 |
| RGB | rgb(72, 172, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 73%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(66.8 -12.2 -35.7) |
| LCH | lch(66.8 37.7 251.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.708 0.121 235.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48ace2;
background-color: #48ace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48ace2] bg-[#48ace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48ace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48ace2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48ace2 on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48ace2 on black: 8.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%
CMYK percentages
Cyan68.1%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%
Color previews
#48ace2 text on a black background
contrast 8.27:1
Card sample
#48ace2 text on a white background
contrast 2.54:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48ace2;
Background color
Panel with #48ace2 background
background-color: #48ace2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48ace2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48ace2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48ace2, #4A48E2);