#478AE1#478AE1
#478AE1 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.148 H 255.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #478AE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 138, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 38.7%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 6.75, -50.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 50.94, 277.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.11% -0.036 -0.1438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.11% 0.148 255.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2727, 24.9502, 74.7035) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.56
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.62
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.01
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.22
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.83
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#478AE1 #E19E47
analogous
#47D7E1 #478AE1 #5147E1
triadic
#478AE1 #E1478A #8AE147
tetradic
#478AE1 #E147D7 #E19E47 #47E151
square
#478AE1 #E147D7 #E19E47 #47E151
split-complementary
#478AE1 #E15147 #D7E147
monochromatic
#184F95 #216ACA #478AE1 #7CABEA #B0CDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#478AE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#478AE1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #478AE1
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##478AE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##478AE1 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6291E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B82DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #478ae1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 138, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.148 255.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8babeb',
500: '#478ae1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #478ae1; $custom-light: #8babeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#478ae1",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 138,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.896,
"s": 71.963,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63111,
"c": 0.14826,
"h": 255.9
},
"luminance": 0.24953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#478AE1
secondary
#E1C6A3
accent
#A039EF
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84