#48c9df
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
72, 201, 223
HSL
189°, 70%, 58%
CMYK
68, 10, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4848
Every format
| HEX | #48c9df |
| RGB | rgb(72, 201, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 70%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 10%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(75.1 -28.1 -21.2) |
| LCH | lch(75.1 35.2 217.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.775 0.114 211.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #48c9df;
background-color: #48c9df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#48c9df] bg-[#48c9df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #48c9df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.788, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#48c9df")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#48c9df on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#48c9df on black: 10.70:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.2%
Green78.8%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan67.7%
Magenta9.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#48c9df text on a black background
contrast 10.70:1
Card sample
#48c9df text on a white background
contrast 1.96:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #48c9df;
Background color
Panel with #48c9df background
background-color: #48c9df;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #48c9df;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 201, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 201, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #48c9df; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48c9df, #4864DF);