#48bcdf
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
72, 188, 223
HSL
194°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 16, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4267
Every format
| HEX | #48bcdf |
| RGB | rgb(72, 188, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 70%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 16%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(71.3 -21.6 -27.0) |
| LCH | lch(71.3 34.6 231.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.744 0.114 221.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48bcdf;
background-color: #48bcdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48bcdf] bg-[#48bcdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48bcdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.737, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48bcdf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48bcdf on white: 2.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48bcdf on black: 9.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green73.7%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan67.7%
Magenta15.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#48bcdf text on a black background
contrast 9.53:1
Card sample
#48bcdf text on a white background
contrast 2.20:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48bcdf;
Background color
Panel with #48bcdf background
background-color: #48bcdf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48bcdf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 188, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 188, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48bcdf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bcdf, #4857DF);