#48acef
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
72, 172, 239
HSL
204°, 84%, 61%
CMYK
70, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3711
Every format
| HEX | #48acef |
| RGB | rgb(72, 172, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 84%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 28%, 0%, 6%) |
| LAB | lab(67.4 -7.9 -41.9) |
| LCH | lch(67.4 42.6 259.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.715 0.135 241.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48acef;
background-color: #48acef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48acef] bg-[#48acef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48acef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48acef")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48acef on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48acef on black: 8.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan69.9%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%
Color previews
#48acef text on a black background
contrast 8.42:1
Card sample
#48acef text on a white background
contrast 2.49:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48acef;
Background color
Panel with #48acef background
background-color: #48acef;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48acef;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48acef; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48acef, #5448EF);