#48ade4
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
72, 173, 228
HSL
201°, 74%, 59%
CMYK
68, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3687
Every format
| HEX | #48ade4 |
| RGB | rgb(72, 173, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 74%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(67.2 -12.1 -36.2) |
| LCH | lch(67.2 38.1 251.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.712 0.123 236.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48ade4;
background-color: #48ade4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48ade4] bg-[#48ade4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48ade4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.678, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48ade4")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48ade4 on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48ade4 on black: 8.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green67.8%
Blue89.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan68.4%
Magenta24.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%
Color previews
#48ade4 text on a black background
contrast 8.37:1
Card sample
#48ade4 text on a white background
contrast 2.51:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48ade4;
Background color
Panel with #48ade4 background
background-color: #48ade4;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48ade4;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 173, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 173, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48ade4; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48ade4, #4B48E4);