#478BE6#478BE6
#478BE6 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.154 H 256.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #478BE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 139, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 69%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 39.6%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.57, 7.90, -52.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.57, 53.00, 278.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.62% -0.0359 -0.1494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.62% 0.154 256.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1089, 25.5152, 78.3965) |
| Luminance | 0.2552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.43
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.29
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.89
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.29
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.42
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#478BE6 #E6A247
analogous
#47DAE6 #478BE6 #5347E6
triadic
#478BE6 #E6478B #8BE647
tetradic
#478BE6 #E647DA #E6A247 #47E653
square
#478BE6 #E647DA #E6A247 #47E653
split-complementary
#478BE6 #E65347 #DAE647
monochromatic
#154F9D #1D6BD3 #478BE6 #7DADED #B3CFF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#478BE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#478BE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #478BE6
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##478BE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##478BE6 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6192EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4883E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #478be6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 139, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.154 256.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bacee',
500: '#478be6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #478be6; $custom-light: #8bacee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#478be6",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 139,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.34,
"s": 76.077,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63624,
"c": 0.15365,
"h": 256.5
},
"luminance": 0.25518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#478BE6
secondary
#E4C9A5
accent
#A235F3
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84