#478BBE#478BBE

#478BBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.104 H 243.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478BBE
RGB	rgb(71, 139, 190)
HSL	hsl(206, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.60, -5.78, -33.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.60, 33.51, 260.06°)
OKLab	oklab(61.44% -0.0467 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(61.44% 0.104 243.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1219, 23.5205, 52.1320)
Luminance	0.2352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#478BBE #BE7A47

analogous

#47BEB5 #478BBE #474FBE

triadic

#478BBE #BE478B #8BBE47

tetradic

#478BBE #B547BE #BE7A47 #4FBE47

square

#478BBE #B547BE #BE7A47 #4FBE47

split-complementary

#478BBE #BE474F #BEB547

monochromatic

#244A66 #346B94 #478BBE #74A8CE #A1C4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#478BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#478BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478BBE

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478BBE	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	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)

#748CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6480BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.104 243.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acd2',
    500: '#478bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478bbe;
$custom-light: #85acd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 47.791,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61436,
    "c": 0.10391,
    "h": 243.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478BBE

secondary

#CBAD96

accent

#8A50D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478BBE

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

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