#48ade3
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
72, 173, 227
HSL
201°, 74%, 59%
CMYK
68, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3681
Every format
| HEX | #48ade3 |
| RGB | rgb(72, 173, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 74%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(67.1 -12.4 -35.7) |
| LCH | lch(67.1 37.8 250.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.711 0.122 235.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48ade3;
background-color: #48ade3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48ade3] bg-[#48ade3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48ade3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.678, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48ade3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48ade3 on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48ade3 on black: 8.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green67.8%
Blue89.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan68.3%
Magenta23.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%
Color previews
#48ade3 text on a black background
contrast 8.36:1
Card sample
#48ade3 text on a white background
contrast 2.51:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48ade3;
Background color
Panel with #48ade3 background
background-color: #48ade3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48ade3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 173, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 173, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48ade3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48ade3, #4A48E3);