#478DBD#478DBD

#478DBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.101 H 241.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478DBD
RGB	rgb(71, 141, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.15, -7.26, -31.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.15, 32.41, 257.06°)
OKLab	oklab(61.85% -0.0491 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(61.85% 0.101 241)
XYZ	xyz(21.3053, 24.0614, 51.6558)
Luminance	0.2406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478DBD #BD7747

analogous

#47BDB2 #478DBD #4752BD

triadic

#478DBD #BD478D #8DBD47

tetradic

#478DBD #B247BD #BD7747 #52BD47

square

#478DBD #B247BD #BD7747 #52BD47

split-complementary

#478DBD #BD4752 #BDB247

monochromatic

#244B65 #346C92 #478DBD #74A9CD #A1C5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#478DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#478DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478DBD

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478DBD	1.00	3.61	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.101 241.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aed1',
    500: '#478dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478dbd;
$custom-light: #85aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.407,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61853,
    "c": 0.10144,
    "h": 241
  },
  "luminance": 0.24063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478DBD

secondary

#CAAB96

accent

#8751D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478DBD

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

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