#478DC9#478DC9

#478DC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.115 H 246.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478DC9
RGB	rgb(71, 141, 201)
HSL	hsl(208, 55%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 65%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 29.9%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.69, -3.26, -37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.69, 37.69, 265.03°)
OKLab	oklab(62.46% -0.0453 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(62.46% 0.115 246.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.6621, 24.6041, 58.8018)
Luminance	0.2461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#478DC9 #C98347

analogous

#47C9C4 #478DC9 #474CC9

triadic

#478DC9 #C9478D #8DC947

tetradic

#478DC9 #C447C9 #C98347 #4CC947

square

#478DC9 #C447C9 #C98347 #4CC947

split-complementary

#478DC9 #C9474C #C9C447

monochromatic

#224E74 #306EA3 #478DC9 #76AAD7 #A6C8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#478DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#478DC9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478DC9

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478DC9	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738FCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6182C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 141, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.115 246.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed9',
    500: '#478dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478dc9;
$custom-light: #87aed9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.692,
    "s": 54.622,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62455,
    "c": 0.11528,
    "h": 246.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478DC9

secondary

#D2B49A

accent

#8E4ADE

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #478DC9

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

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