#2478A9#2478A9
#2478A9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.109 H 239.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2478A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 120, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.7%, 29%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.84, -7.39, -33.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.84, 33.95, 257.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.67% -0.0553 -0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.67% 0.109 239.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6026, 16.6708, 39.9766) |
| Luminance | 0.1667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 1.22
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.23
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.84
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.04
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 4.33
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2478A9 #A95524
analogous
#24A997 #2478A9 #2436A9
triadic
#2478A9 #A92478 #78A924
tetradic
#2478A9 #9724A9 #A95524 #36A924
square
#2478A9 #9724A9 #A95524 #36A924
split-complementary
#2478A9 #A92436 #A99724
monochromatic
#0F3044 #195477 #2478A9 #369AD4 #68B3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#2478A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.33
#2478A9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2478A9
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2478A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2478A9 | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.33 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6178AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F6CA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008489
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2478a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 120, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.109 239.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#739ec3',
500: '#2478a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2478a9; $custom-light: #739ec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2478a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 120,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.105,
"s": 64.878,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54667,
"c": 0.10885,
"h": 239.5
},
"luminance": 0.16673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2478A9
secondary
#C58864
accent
#7E40E8
background
#F7F9FC
surface
#EEF2F8
border
#C9CCD1
text
#090E12
muted
#7B7E81