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#48CEED closest to Thor’s Thunder

#48CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Thor’s Thunder. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(72, 206, 237)). Its HSL value is 191° hue, 82% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 70% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #48CEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.33:1.

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Variations of #48CEED

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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#48CEED 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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#48CEED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #48CEED appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A2B7ED
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C8EF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4C8EE
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2B7ED
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #90C0ED
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00D9D8
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00D3E4
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAC2CB

#48CEED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#48CEED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.33:1 Very good#48CEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#48CEED in CSS

/* Thor’s Thunder */
.color { color: #48CEED; }
.background { background-color: #48CEED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #48CEED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(72 206 237);
color: hsl(191 82% 61%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.121 216.5);

#48CEED FAQ

What color is #48CEED?

#48CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Thor’s Thunder. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #48CEED?

#48CEED is rgb(72, 206, 237) in RGB, hsl(191, 82%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(70%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #48CEED?

The complementary color of #48CEED is #ED6748, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #48CEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #48CEED: 11.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #48CEED a warm or cool color?

#48CEED is a cool color.