#478DAB#478DAB

#478DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.084 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478DAB
RGB	rgb(71, 141, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 41%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.41, -13.04, -22.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.41, 25.98, 239.86°)
OKLab	oklab(61.02% -0.0556 -0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(61.02% 0.084 228.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4713, 23.3278, 41.9968)
Luminance	0.2333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478DAB #AB6547

analogous

#47AB97 #478DAB #475BAB

triadic

#478DAB #AB478D #8DAB47

tetradic

#478DAB #9747AB #AB6547 #5BAB47

square

#478DAB #9747AB #AB6547 #5BAB47

split-complementary

#478DAB #AB475B #AB9747

monochromatic

#234655 #356980 #478DAB #6DA9C2 #98C2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#478DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#478DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478DAB

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478DAB	1.00	3.71	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.71	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)

#7D8BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 141, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.084 228.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aec4',
    500: '#478dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478dab;
$custom-light: #83aec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198,
    "s": 41.322,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6102,
    "c": 0.0837,
    "h": 228.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478DAB

secondary

#C09D8D

accent

#7B57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #478DAB

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

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