#478EAD#478EAD

#478EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.085 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478EAD
RGB	rgb(71, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(198, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.79, -12.97, -23.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.79, 26.43, 240.61°)
OKLab	oklab(61.35% -0.0559 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(61.35% 0.085 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8115, 23.7008, 43.0577)
Luminance	0.2370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478EAD #AD6647

analogous

#47AD99 #478EAD #475BAD

triadic

#478EAD #AD478E #8EAD47

tetradic

#478EAD #9947AD #AD6647 #5BAD47

square

#478EAD #9947AD #AD6647 #5BAD47

split-complementary

#478EAD #AD475B #AD9947

monochromatic

#234756 #356A82 #478EAD #6EA9C3 #99C3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#478EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#478EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478EAD

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478EAD	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.085 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afc5',
    500: '#478ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478ead;
$custom-light: #83afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.235,
    "s": 41.803,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61347,
    "c": 0.08514,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478EAD

secondary

#C19E8E

accent

#7C56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478EAD

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

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