#48b2eb
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
72, 178, 235
HSL
201°, 80%, 60%
CMYK
69, 24, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3922
Every format
| HEX | #48b2eb |
| RGB | rgb(72, 178, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 80%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 24%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(68.9 -12.5 -37.3) |
| LCH | lch(68.9 39.4 251.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.726 0.127 236.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48b2eb;
background-color: #48b2eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48b2eb] bg-[#48b2eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48b2eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.698, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48b2eb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48b2eb on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48b2eb on black: 8.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green69.8%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan69.4%
Magenta24.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#48b2eb text on a black background
contrast 8.84:1
Card sample
#48b2eb text on a white background
contrast 2.37:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48b2eb;
Background color
Panel with #48b2eb background
background-color: #48b2eb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48b2eb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 178, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 178, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48b2eb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b2eb, #4B48EB);