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#0048FF Magic Ink

#0048FF is a medium, vivid blue named Magic Ink. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 28.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(0, 72, 255)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #0048FF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.23:1.

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Variations of #0048FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#0048FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#0048FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #0048FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0055FC
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #006CFF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0062FF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0055FC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0053FD
  • Tritanopia 59% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #007E9F
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0063DA
  • Achromatopsia 45% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #616161
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #545B9D

#0048FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.23:1 Good#0048FF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.37:1 Poor#0048FF text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#0048FF in CSS

/* Magic Ink */
.color { color: #0048FF; }
.background { background-color: #0048FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #0048FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 72 255);
color: hsl(223 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.513 0.273 263.5);

#0048FF FAQ

What color is #0048FF?

#0048FF is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Magic Ink. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #0048FF?

#0048FF is rgb(0, 72, 255) in RGB, hsl(223, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 72%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #0048FF?

The complementary color of #0048FF is #FFB700, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #0048FF?

White text has the best contrast on #0048FF: 6.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #0048FF a warm or cool color?

#0048FF is a cool color.