#478EA3#478EA3

#478EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.078 H 219.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478EA3
RGB	rgb(71, 142, 163)
HSL	hsl(194, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(194, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 12.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.41, -16.06, -17.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.41, 24.03, 228.07°)
OKLab	oklab(60.92% -0.0598 -0.0496)
OKLCH	oklch(60.92% 0.078 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8798, 23.3282, 38.1511)
Luminance	0.2333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478EA3 #A35C47

analogous

#47A38A #478EA3 #4760A3

triadic

#478EA3 #A3478E #8EA347

tetradic

#478EA3 #8A47A3 #A35C47 #60A347

square

#478EA3 #8A47A3 #A35C47 #60A347

split-complementary

#478EA3 #A34760 #A38A47

monochromatic

#22444E #346978 #478EA3 #69ABBE #94C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#478EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#478EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478EA3

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478EA3	1.00	3.71	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7380A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 142, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.078 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82afbe',
    500: '#478ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478ea3;
$custom-light: #82afbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.696,
    "s": 39.316,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6092,
    "c": 0.07772,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478EA3

secondary

#BC958A

accent

#7459CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #478EA3

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

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