#478DB4#478DB4

#478DB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.092 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478DB4
RGB	rgb(71, 141, 180)
HSL	hsl(201, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 61%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.77, -10.19, -27.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.77, 28.91, 249.37°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% -0.0522 -0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.092 235.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.3585, 23.6827, 46.6695)
Luminance	0.2369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478DB4 #B46E47

analogous

#47B4A5 #478DB4 #4757B4

triadic

#478DB4 #B4478D #8DB447

tetradic

#478DB4 #A547B4 #B46E47 #57B447

square

#478DB4 #A547B4 #B46E47 #57B447

split-complementary

#478DB4 #B44757 #B4A547

monochromatic

#24485C #366B88 #478DB4 #71A8C7 #9DC3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#478DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#478DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478DB4

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478DB4	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B81B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 141, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.092 235.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aeca',
    500: '#478db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478db4;
$custom-light: #84aeca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.468,
    "s": 43.426,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61426,
    "c": 0.09198,
    "h": 235.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478DB4

secondary

#C5A492

accent

#8255D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478DB4

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

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