#478BBD#478BBD

#478BBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.103 H 242.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478BBD
RGB	rgb(71, 139, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.56, -6.12, -32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.56, 33.08, 259.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.39% -0.047 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(61.39% 0.103 242.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0130, 23.4769, 51.5584)
Luminance	0.2348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478BBD #BD7947

analogous

#47BDB4 #478BBD #4750BD

triadic

#478BBD #BD478B #8BBD47

tetradic

#478BBD #B447BD #BD7947 #50BD47

square

#478BBD #B447BD #BD7947 #50BD47

split-complementary

#478BBD #BD4750 #BDB447

monochromatic

#244A65 #346B92 #478BBD #74A7CD #A1C4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#478BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#478BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478BBD

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478BBD	1.00	3.69	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.103 242.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acd1',
    500: '#478bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478bbd;
$custom-light: #85acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.424,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61387,
    "c": 0.10277,
    "h": 242.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478BBD

secondary

#CAAC96

accent

#8A51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478BBD

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

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