#48A5DF

#48A5DF

Color Values

HEX

#48A5DF

RGB

72, 165, 223

HSL

203.0, 70.2%, 57.8%

HSV

203.0, 67.7%, 87.5%

CMYK

67.7%, 26.0%, 0.0%, 12.5%

OKLCH

0.6908 0.1222 239.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#48A5DF

#DF8248

Analogous

#48DFCD

#4859DF

#48A5DF

Triadic

#48A5DF

#DF48A5

#A5DF48

Split Complementary

#48A5DF

#DF4859

#DFCD48

Tetradic

#48A5DF

#CD48DF

#DF8248

#59DF48

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#48A5DF

Protanopia

#7071D1

Deuteranopia

#6B64CE

Tritanopia

#4DC6C3

Achromatopsia

#959595

CSS Usage

background-color: #48A5DF;
color: #48A5DF;
border-color: #48A5DF;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 500 #0EA5E9

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3F8FC
100
#E2F0F8
200
#C2E1F4
300
#97CCED
400
#5EB0E3
500
#2694D9
600
#1E77AE
700
#185F8B
800
#134A6D
900
#12384F
950
#0B2332

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.72:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.72:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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