#478CBF#478CBF

#478CBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.104 H 243.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478CBF
RGB	rgb(71, 140, 191)
HSL	hsl(206, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.94, -6.03, -33.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.94, 33.59, 259.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.72% -0.0474 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(61.72% 0.104 243)
XYZ	xyz(21.3771, 23.8553, 52.7581)
Luminance	0.2386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478CBF #BF7A47

analogous

#47BFB6 #478CBF #4750BF

triadic

#478CBF #BF478C #8CBF47

tetradic

#478CBF #B647BF #BF7A47 #50BF47

square

#478CBF #B647BF #BF7A47 #50BF47

split-complementary

#478CBF #BF4750 #BFB647

monochromatic

#244B68 #346C95 #478CBF #74A8CF #A2C5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#478CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#478CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478CBF

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478CBF	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6581BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 140, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.104 243.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85add2',
    500: '#478cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478cbf;
$custom-light: #85add2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.5,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61718,
    "c": 0.10435,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.23857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478CBF

secondary

#CBAD96

accent

#8A50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478CBF

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

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