#478DAD#478DAD

#478DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.085 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478DAD
RGB	rgb(71, 141, 173)
HSL	hsl(199, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.49, -12.42, -23.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.49, 26.57, 242.14°)
OKLab	oklab(61.11% -0.0548 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(61.11% 0.085 230.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6633, 23.4046, 43.0084)
Luminance	0.2341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478DAD #AD6747

analogous

#47AD9A #478DAD #475AAD

triadic

#478DAD #AD478D #8DAD47

tetradic

#478DAD #9A47AD #AD6747 #5AAD47

square

#478DAD #9A47AD #AD6747 #5AAD47

split-complementary

#478DAD #AD475A #AD9A47

monochromatic

#234656 #356A82 #478DAD #6EA9C3 #99C2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#478DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#478DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478DAD

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478DAD	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 141, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.085 230.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aec5',
    500: '#478dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478dad;
$custom-light: #83aec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.824,
    "s": 41.803,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61108,
    "c": 0.08541,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478DAD

secondary

#C19E8E

accent

#7D56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478DAD

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

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