Information about #48A3B1 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #48A3B1 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 163, 177) — 28.2% red, 63.9% green, 69.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 41 / 5 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #48A3B1 reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Soft Teal (#44A9AA). Slightly further away sit Such Fun (#489EA8) and Moderate Cyan (#4AA8A8).

The recipe behind #48A3B1 is rgb(72, 163, 177), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #48A3B1: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#48A3B1 color variations

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

#48A3B1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48A3B1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#2B626A

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#1C4146

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Black

#000000

#48A3B1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48A3B1 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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#48B195

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#48A3B1 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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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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#B18B48
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#B1486F
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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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#48B18B
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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
#48A3B1
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#B148A3
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#A3B148
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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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#5648B1
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#A3B148
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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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#8B48B1
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#B15648
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#6FB148
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Nearest named colors to #48A3B1

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

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

#48A3B1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48A3B1
  • RGB72, 163, 177
  • CMYK41, 5, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(72, 163, 177)
  • HSL188°, 42%, 49%
  • HSL Precise188°, 42.169%, 48.824%
  • HSV188°, 59%, 69%
  • HSB188°, 59%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.639, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.639, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.639, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48A3B1
  • DECIMAL ID4760497
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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