#48b0cd
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
72, 176, 205
HSL
193°, 57%, 54%
CMYK
65, 14, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3684
Every format
| HEX | #48b0cd |
| RGB | rgb(72, 176, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 57%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 14%, 0%, 20%) |
| LAB | lab(67.2 -21.0 -23.6) |
| LCH | lch(67.2 31.6 228.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.708 0.103 219.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48b0cd;
background-color: #48b0cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48b0cd] bg-[#48b0cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48b0cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.690, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48b0cd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48b0cd on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48b0cd on black: 8.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green69.0%
Blue80.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan64.9%
Magenta14.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%
Color previews
#48b0cd text on a black background
contrast 8.37:1
Card sample
#48b0cd text on a white background
contrast 2.51:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48b0cd;
Background color
Panel with #48b0cd background
background-color: #48b0cd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48b0cd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 176, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 176, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48b0cd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b0cd, #4857CD);