#478BC8#478BC8
#478BC8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.116 H 247.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #478BC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 139, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.06, -2.44, -37.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.06, 38.04, 266.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.95% -0.0436 -0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.95% 0.116 247.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2526, 23.9727, 58.0869) |
| Luminance | 0.2397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.88
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.28
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.73
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.74
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.78
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#478BC8 #C88447
analogous
#47C8C4 #478BC8 #474AC8
triadic
#478BC8 #C8478B #8BC847
tetradic
#478BC8 #C447C8 #C88447 #4AC847
square
#478BC8 #C447C8 #C88447 #4AC847
split-complementary
#478BC8 #C8474A #C8C447
monochromatic
#224C72 #306CA2 #478BC8 #76A9D6 #A5C6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#478BC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#478BC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #478BC8
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##478BC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##478BC8 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#708DCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F81C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #478bc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.116 247.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87acd9',
500: '#478bc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #478bc8; $custom-light: #87acd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#478bc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 139,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.372,
"s": 53.975,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61946,
"c": 0.11573,
"h": 247.9
},
"luminance": 0.23975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#478BC8
secondary
#D1B49A
accent
#904ADD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83