#478CB3#478CB3

#478CB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.091 H 235.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478CB3
RGB	rgb(71, 140, 179)
HSL	hsl(202, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.43, -9.95, -27.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.43, 28.78, 249.79°)
OKLab	oklab(61.14% -0.0515 -0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(61.14% 0.091 235.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1102, 23.3485, 46.0860)
Luminance	0.2335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478CB3 #B36E47

analogous

#47B3A4 #478CB3 #4756B3

triadic

#478CB3 #B3478C #8CB347

tetradic

#478CB3 #A447B3 #B36E47 #56B347

square

#478CB3 #A447B3 #B36E47 #56B347

split-complementary

#478CB3 #B34756 #B3A447

monochromatic

#24475B #366A87 #478CB3 #71A8C7 #9CC2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#478CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#478CB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478CB3

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478CB3	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 140, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.091 235.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adca',
    500: '#478cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478cb3;
$custom-light: #84adca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.667,
    "s": 43.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61143,
    "c": 0.09145,
    "h": 235.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478CB3

secondary

#C4A491

accent

#8255D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478CB3

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

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