Information about #48A0CB color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #48A0CB reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Celestial Blue (#4997D0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Maximum Blue (#47ABCC) and Aquarius (#43A8C5).
The recipe behind #48A0CB is rgb(72, 160, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #48A0CB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. #48A0CB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#48A0CB color variations
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#48A0CB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#48A0CB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#48A0CB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#48A0CB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#48A0CB color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #48A0CB color
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Nearest named colors to #48A0CB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4997D0
#47ABCC
#43A8C5
#56A0D3
#4DB1C8
#3AA8C1
#5BA0D0
#33A1C9
#4B92DB
#4E93BA
#488AC7
#528CD3
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#48A0CB
- RGB72, 160, 203
- CMYK51, 17, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(72, 160, 203)
- HSL200°, 56%, 54%
- HSL Precise199.695°, 55.745%, 53.922%
- HSV200°, 65%, 80%
- HSB200°, 65%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.627, 0.796)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.627, 0.796, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.627, 0.796)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID48A0CB
- DECIMAL ID4759755
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
