#48b2fd
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
72, 178, 253
HSL
205°, 98%, 64%
CMYK
72, 30, 0, 1
Luminance
0.4031
Every format
| HEX | #48b2fd |
| RGB | rgb(72, 178, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 98%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 30%, 0%, 1%) |
| LAB | lab(69.7 -6.5 -45.9) |
| LCH | lch(69.7 46.3 261.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.735 0.145 243.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48b2fd;
background-color: #48b2fd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48b2fd] bg-[#48b2fd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48b2fd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.698, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48b2fd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48b2fd on white: 2.32:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48b2fd on black: 9.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green69.8%
Blue99.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan71.5%
Magenta29.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%
Color previews
#48b2fd text on a black background
contrast 9.06:1
Card sample
#48b2fd text on a white background
contrast 2.32:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48b2fd;
Background color
Panel with #48b2fd background
background-color: #48b2fd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48b2fd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 178, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 178, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48b2fd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b2fd, #5748FD);