#48b9da
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
72, 185, 218
HSL
194°, 66%, 57%
CMYK
67, 15, 0, 15
Luminance
0.4114
Every format
| HEX | #48b9da |
| RGB | rgb(72, 185, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 66%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 15%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(70.3 -21.6 -25.9) |
| LCH | lch(70.3 33.8 230.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.735 0.111 220.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48b9da;
background-color: #48b9da;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48b9da] bg-[#48b9da]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48b9da;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.725, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48b9da")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48b9da on white: 2.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48b9da on black: 9.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green72.5%
Blue85.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan67.0%
Magenta15.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.5%
Color previews
#48b9da text on a black background
contrast 9.23:1
Card sample
#48b9da text on a white background
contrast 2.28:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48b9da;
Background color
Panel with #48b9da background
background-color: #48b9da;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48b9da;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 185, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 185, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48b9da; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b9da, #4858DA);