#478DC4#478DC4

#478DC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.109 H 244.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478DC4
RGB	rgb(71, 141, 196)
HSL	hsl(206, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 64%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.46, -4.94, -35.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.46, 35.42, 261.98°)
OKLab	oklab(62.2% -0.0469 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.109 244.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0835, 24.3727, 55.7544)
Luminance	0.2437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#478DC4 #C47E47

analogous

#47C4BC #478DC4 #474FC4

triadic

#478DC4 #C4478D #8DC447

tetradic

#478DC4 #BC47C4 #C47E47 #4FC447

square

#478DC4 #BC47C4 #C47E47 #4FC447

split-complementary

#478DC4 #C4474F #C4BC47

monochromatic

#234D6D #326D9C #478DC4 #75AAD3 #A4C6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#478DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#478DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478DC4

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478DC4	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6482C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 141, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.109 244.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed6',
    500: '#478dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478dc4;
$custom-light: #86aed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.4,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.622,
    "c": 0.10938,
    "h": 244.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478DC4

secondary

#CFB098

accent

#8B4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #478DC4

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

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