#478DBE#478DBE

#478DBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.103 H 241.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478DBE
RGB	rgb(71, 141, 190)
HSL	hsl(205, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 25.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.19, -6.93, -32.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.19, 32.83, 257.81°)
OKLab	oklab(61.9% -0.0488 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(61.9% 0.103 241.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.4142, 24.1050, 52.2294)
Luminance	0.2411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478DBE #BE7847

analogous

#47BEB3 #478DBE #4751BE

triadic

#478DBE #BE478D #8DBE47

tetradic

#478DBE #B347BE #BE7847 #51BE47

square

#478DBE #B347BE #BE7847 #51BE47

split-complementary

#478DBE #BE4751 #BEB347

monochromatic

#244B66 #346C94 #478DBE #74A9CE #A1C5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#478DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#478DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478DBE

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478DBE	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 141, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.103 241.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.706,
    "s": 47.791,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61902,
    "c": 0.10255,
    "h": 241.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478DBE

secondary

#CBAC96

accent

#8850D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478DBE

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

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