#478CBD#478CBD

#478CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.102 H 241.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478CBD
RGB	rgb(71, 140, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.85, -6.69, -32.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.85, 32.74, 258.21°)
OKLab	oklab(61.62% -0.0481 -0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(61.62% 0.102 241.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1585, 23.7678, 51.6068)
Luminance	0.2377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478CBD #BD7847

analogous

#47BDB3 #478CBD #4751BD

triadic

#478CBD #BD478C #8CBD47

tetradic

#478CBD #B347BD #BD7847 #51BD47

square

#478CBD #B347BD #BD7847 #51BD47

split-complementary

#478CBD #BD4751 #BDB347

monochromatic

#244A65 #346B92 #478CBD #74A8CD #A1C4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#478CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#478CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478CBD

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478CBD	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	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)

#768CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 140, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.102 241.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85add1',
    500: '#478cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478cbd;
$custom-light: #85add1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.915,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6162,
    "c": 0.10209,
    "h": 241.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478CBD

secondary

#CAAB96

accent

#8951D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478CBD

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

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