#478BB2#478BB2

#478BB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.091 H 236.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478BB2
RGB	rgb(71, 139, 178)
HSL	hsl(202, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.09, -9.70, -26.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.09, 28.66, 250.21°)
OKLab	oklab(60.86% -0.0507 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(60.86% 0.091 236.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8640, 23.0173, 45.5068)
Luminance	0.2302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#478BB2 #B26E47

analogous

#47B2A4 #478BB2 #4756B2

triadic

#478BB2 #B2478B #8BB247

tetradic

#478BB2 #A447B2 #B26E47 #56B247

square

#478BB2 #A447B2 #B26E47 #56B247

split-complementary

#478BB2 #B24756 #B2A447

monochromatic

#24475B #366986 #478BB2 #70A7C6 #9CC2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#478BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#478BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478BB2

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478BB2	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.091 236.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc9',
    500: '#478bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478bb2;
$custom-light: #84acc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.869,
    "s": 42.972,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60859,
    "c": 0.09092,
    "h": 236.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478BB2

secondary

#C4A491

accent

#8355D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478BB2

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

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