#478BBB#478BBB

#478BBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.101 H 241.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478BBB
RGB	rgb(71, 139, 187)
HSL	hsl(205, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.47, -6.78, -31.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.47, 32.23, 257.86°)
OKLab	oklab(61.29% -0.0476 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(61.29% 0.101 241.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7974, 23.3907, 50.4229)
Luminance	0.2339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478BBB #BB7747

analogous

#47BBB1 #478BBB #4751BB

triadic

#478BBB #BB478B #8BBB47

tetradic

#478BBB #B147BB #BB7747 #51BB47

square

#478BBB #B147BB #BB7747 #51BB47

split-complementary

#478BBB #BB4751 #BBB147

monochromatic

#254963 #356A90 #478BBB #74A7CC #A0C3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#478BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#478BBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478BBB

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478BBB	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768BBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6680BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.101 241.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85accf',
    500: '#478bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478bbb;
$custom-light: #85accf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.828,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61289,
    "c": 0.10052,
    "h": 241.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478BBB

secondary

#C9AA95

accent

#8952D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478BBB

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

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