#478CB2#478CB2

#478CB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.090 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478CB2
RGB	rgb(71, 140, 178)
HSL	hsl(201, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -10.27, -26.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 28.42, 248.82°)
OKLab	oklab(61.1% -0.0519 -0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(61.1% 0.09 235)
XYZ	xyz(20.0094, 23.3082, 45.5553)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478CB2 #B26D47

analogous

#47B2A3 #478CB2 #4757B2

triadic

#478CB2 #B2478C #8CB247

tetradic

#478CB2 #A347B2 #B26D47 #57B247

square

#478CB2 #A347B2 #B26D47 #57B247

split-complementary

#478CB2 #B24757 #B2A347

monochromatic

#24475B #366A86 #478CB2 #70A8C6 #9CC2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#478CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#478CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478CB2

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478CB2	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 140, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.090 235.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adc9',
    500: '#478cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478cb2;
$custom-light: #84adc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.308,
    "s": 42.972,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61096,
    "c": 0.09045,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.2331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478CB2

secondary

#C4A391

accent

#8255D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478CB2

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

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