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#48c7df

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
72, 199, 223
HSL
190°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 11, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4755

Every format

HEX#48c7df
RGBrgb(72, 199, 223)
HSLhsl(190, 70%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 11%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(74.5 -27.1 -22.1)
LCHlch(74.5 35.0 219.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.770 0.114 212.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #48c7df;
background-color: #48c7df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48c7df] bg-[#48c7df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48c7df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.780, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48c7df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#48c7df on white: 2.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#48c7df on black: 10.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green78.0%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.7%
Magenta10.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#48c7df text on a black background

contrast 10.51:1

Card sample

#48c7df text on a white background

contrast 2.00:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #48c7df;
Background color
Panel with #48c7df background
background-color: #48c7df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48c7df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 199, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 199, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48c7df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48c7df, #4862DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #48c7df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #48c7df in the Color Lab