#478BC0#478BC0
#478BC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.106 H 244.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #478BC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 139, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 27.6%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.69, -5.12, -34.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.69, 34.39, 261.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.54% -0.046 -0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.54% 0.106 244.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3420, 23.6085, 53.2911) |
| Luminance | 0.2361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.68
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.33
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.39
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.77
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.80
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#478BC0 #C07C47
analogous
#47C0B9 #478BC0 #474FC0
triadic
#478BC0 #C0478B #8BC047
tetradic
#478BC0 #B947C0 #C07C47 #4FC047
square
#478BC0 #B947C0 #C07C47 #4FC047
split-complementary
#478BC0 #C0474F #C0B947
monochromatic
#244B69 #336B96 #478BC0 #75A8D0 #A2C4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#478BC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.72
#478BC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #478BC0
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##478BC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##478BC0 | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.72 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#748CC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6380BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #478bc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.106 244.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85acd3',
500: '#478bc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #478bc0; $custom-light: #85acd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#478bc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 139,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.281,
"s": 48.988,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61536,
"c": 0.10622,
"h": 244.3
},
"luminance": 0.23611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#478BC0
secondary
#CCAE97
accent
#8B4FD9
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F82