Information about #48ADE2 color

#48ADE2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48ADE2 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 173, 226) — 28.2% red, 67.8% green, 88.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 60 / 21 / 0 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #48ADE2 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Picton Blue (#45B1E8). Slightly further away sit Brilliant Cornflower Blue (#51AFE7) and Summer Sky (#38B0DE).

The recipe behind #48ADE2 is rgb(72, 173, 226), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #48ADE2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#48ADE2 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#48ADE2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48ADE2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#176C99

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Black

#000000

#48ADE2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48ADE2 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#45E2DA

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#45E29B

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#48ADE2 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#E27C46
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#E2CB46
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#E2465D
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#46E2CB
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#48ADE2
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#E246AB
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#ABE246
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#7C46E2
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#E27C46
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#ABE246
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#CB46E2
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#E27C46
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#5DE246
#5DE246

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Nearest named colors to #48ADE2

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Picton Blue color link
Picton Blue

#45B1E8

Brilliant Cornflower Blue color link
Brilliant Cornflower Blue

#51AFE7

Summer Sky color link
Summer Sky

#38B0DE

Butterfly Blue color link
Butterfly Blue

#38ACEC

Spring Sky color link
Spring Sky

#3FB8F1

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

LALITHA'S SKY color link
LALITHA'S SKY

#34B6EA

Brilliant Cerulean color link
Brilliant Cerulean

#51C2E7

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

#48ADE2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48ADE2
  • RGB72, 173, 226
  • CMYK60, 21, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(72, 173, 226)
  • HSL201°, 73%, 58%
  • HSL Precise200.649°, 72.642%, 58.431%
  • HSV201°, 68%, 89%
  • HSB201°, 68%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.678, 0.886)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.678, 0.886, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.678, 0.886)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48ADE2
  • DECIMAL ID4763106
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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