#48bddf
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
72, 189, 223
HSL
194°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 15, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4310
Every format
| HEX | #48bddf |
| RGB | rgb(72, 189, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 70%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 15%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(71.6 -22.1 -26.6) |
| LCH | lch(71.6 34.6 230.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.746 0.114 220.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48bddf;
background-color: #48bddf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48bddf] bg-[#48bddf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48bddf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.741, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48bddf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48bddf on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48bddf on black: 9.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green74.1%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan67.7%
Magenta15.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#48bddf text on a black background
contrast 9.62:1
Card sample
#48bddf text on a white background
contrast 2.18:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48bddf;
Background color
Panel with #48bddf background
background-color: #48bddf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48bddf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 189, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 189, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48bddf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48bddf, #4858DF);