#478CBC#478CBC

#478CBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.101 H 241.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478CBC
RGB	rgb(71, 140, 188)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 25.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.81, -7.02, -31.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.81, 32.32, 257.46°)
OKLab	oklab(61.57% -0.0484 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(61.57% 0.101 241.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0503, 23.7245, 51.0371)
Luminance	0.2373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478CBC #BC7747

analogous

#47BCB1 #478CBC #4751BC

triadic

#478CBC #BC478C #8CBC47

tetradic

#478CBC #B147BC #BC7747 #51BC47

square

#478CBC #B147BC #BC7747 #51BC47

split-complementary

#478CBC #BC4751 #BCB147

monochromatic

#244A64 #356B91 #478CBC #74A8CC #A1C4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#478CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#478CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478CBC

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478CBC	1.00	3.66	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 140, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.101 241.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85add0',
    500: '#478cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478cbc;
$custom-light: #85add0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.615,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61571,
    "c": 0.10098,
    "h": 241.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478CBC

secondary

#C9AB95

accent

#8852D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478CBC

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

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