#478CBA#478CBA

#478CBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.099 H 240.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478CBA
RGB	rgb(71, 140, 186)
HSL	hsl(204, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 24.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.72, -7.67, -30.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.72, 31.49, 255.90°)
OKLab	oklab(61.47% -0.0491 -0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(61.47% 0.099 240.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8362, 23.6389, 49.9096)
Luminance	0.2364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478CBA #BA7547

analogous

#47BAAF #478CBA #4752BA

triadic

#478CBA #BA478C #8CBA47

tetradic

#478CBA #AF47BA #BA7547 #52BA47

square

#478CBA #AF47BA #BA7547 #52BA47

split-complementary

#478CBA #BA4752 #BAAF47

monochromatic

#254962 #356B8E #478CBA #74A8CB #A0C4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#478CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#478CBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478CBA

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478CBA	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6780B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 140, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.099 240.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85adcf',
    500: '#478cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478cba;
$custom-light: #85adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61474,
    "c": 0.09878,
    "h": 240.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478CBA

secondary

#C8A995

accent

#8753D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478CBA

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

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