#478BBC#478BBC

#478BBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.102 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478BBC
RGB	rgb(71, 139, 188)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.52, -6.45, -32.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.52, 32.65, 258.61°)
OKLab	oklab(61.34% -0.0473 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(61.34% 0.102 242.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9048, 23.4336, 50.9887)
Luminance	0.2344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478BBC #BC7847

analogous

#47BCB2 #478BBC #4750BC

triadic

#478BBC #BC478B #8BBC47

tetradic

#478BBC #B247BC #BC7847 #50BC47

square

#478BBC #B247BC #BC7847 #50BC47

split-complementary

#478BBC #BC4750 #BCB247

monochromatic

#244964 #356A91 #478BBC #74A7CC #A1C4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#478BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#478BBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478BBC

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478BBC	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.102 242.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acd0',
    500: '#478bbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478bbc;
$custom-light: #85acd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.128,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61338,
    "c": 0.10165,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478BBC

secondary

#C9AB95

accent

#8952D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478BBC

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

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