#48b8f0
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
72, 184, 240
HSL
200°, 85%, 61%
CMYK
70, 23, 0, 6
Luminance
0.4195
Every format
| HEX | #48b8f0 |
| RGB | rgb(72, 184, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 85%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 23%, 0%, 6%) |
| LAB | lab(70.8 -14.1 -37.0) |
| LCH | lch(70.8 39.6 249.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.742 0.128 234.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48b8f0;
background-color: #48b8f0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48b8f0] bg-[#48b8f0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48b8f0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.722, blue: 0.941)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48b8f0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48b8f0 on white: 2.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48b8f0 on black: 9.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green72.2%
Blue94.1%
CMYK percentages
Cyan70.0%
Magenta23.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.9%
Color previews
#48b8f0 text on a black background
contrast 9.39:1
Card sample
#48b8f0 text on a white background
contrast 2.24:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48b8f0;
Background color
Panel with #48b8f0 background
background-color: #48b8f0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48b8f0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 184, 240, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 184, 240, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48b8f0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b8f0, #4848F0);