#478BB3#478BB3

#478BB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.092 H 236.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478BB3
RGB	rgb(71, 139, 179)
HSL	hsl(202, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 22.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.13, -9.38, -27.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.13, 29.03, 251.15°)
OKLab	oklab(60.91% -0.0504 -0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(60.91% 0.092 236.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9648, 23.0576, 46.0375)
Luminance	0.2306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478BB3 #B36F47

analogous

#47B3A5 #478BB3 #4755B3

triadic

#478BB3 #B3478B #8BB347

tetradic

#478BB3 #A547B3 #B36F47 #55B347

square

#478BB3 #A547B3 #B36F47 #55B347

split-complementary

#478BB3 #B34755 #B3A547

monochromatic

#24475B #366987 #478BB3 #71A7C7 #9CC2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#478BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#478BB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478BB3

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478BB3	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.092 236.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acca',
    500: '#478bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478bb3;
$custom-light: #84acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.222,
    "s": 43.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60906,
    "c": 0.09194,
    "h": 236.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478BB3

secondary

#C4A491

accent

#8455D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478BB3

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

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