#48ace3
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
72, 172, 227
HSL
201°, 74%, 59%
CMYK
68, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3643
Every format
| HEX | #48ace3 |
| RGB | rgb(72, 172, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 74%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(66.8 -11.9 -36.1) |
| LCH | lch(66.8 38.0 251.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.709 0.122 236.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48ace3;
background-color: #48ace3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48ace3] bg-[#48ace3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48ace3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.675, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48ace3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48ace3 on white: 2.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48ace3 on black: 8.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green67.5%
Blue89.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan68.3%
Magenta24.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%
Color previews
#48ace3 text on a black background
contrast 8.29:1
Card sample
#48ace3 text on a white background
contrast 2.53:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48ace3;
Background color
Panel with #48ace3 background
background-color: #48ace3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48ace3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 172, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 172, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48ace3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48ace3, #4B48E3);