#478AB3#478AB3

#478AB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.092 H 237.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478AB3
RGB	rgb(71, 138, 179)
HSL	hsl(203, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.83, -8.82, -27.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.83, 29.29, 252.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.67% -0.0493 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(60.67% 0.092 237.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8206, 22.7693, 45.9895)
Luminance	0.2277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478AB3 #B37047

analogous

#47B3A6 #478AB3 #4754B3

triadic

#478AB3 #B3478A #8AB347

tetradic

#478AB3 #A647B3 #B37047 #54B347

square

#478AB3 #A647B3 #B37047 #54B347

split-complementary

#478AB3 #B34754 #B3A647

monochromatic

#24465B #366887 #478AB3 #71A6C7 #9CC1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#478AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#478AB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478AB3

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478AB3	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7789B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009498

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 138, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.092 237.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acca',
    500: '#478ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478ab3;
$custom-light: #84acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.778,
    "s": 43.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6067,
    "c": 0.09244,
    "h": 237.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478AB3

secondary

#C4A591

accent

#8555D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478AB3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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