#478DAE#478DAE

#478DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.086 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478DAE
RGB	rgb(71, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(199, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.53, -12.10, -24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.53, 26.88, 243.25°)
OKLab	oklab(61.15% -0.0544 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(61.15% 0.086 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7605, 23.4435, 43.5199)
Luminance	0.2344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478DAE #AE6847

analogous

#47AE9B #478DAE #4759AE

triadic

#478DAE #AE478D #8DAE47

tetradic

#478DAE #9B47AE #AE6847 #59AE47

square

#478DAE #9B47AE #AE6847 #59AE47

split-complementary

#478DAE #AE4759 #AE9B47

monochromatic

#244757 #356A83 #478DAE #6EA8C4 #9AC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#478DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#478DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478DAE

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478DAE	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.086 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aec6',
    500: '#478dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478dae;
$custom-light: #83aec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.223,
    "s": 42.041,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61153,
    "c": 0.0863,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478DAE

secondary

#C29F8F

accent

#7E56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478DAE

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

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