#478EBB#478EBB

#478EBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.099 H 238.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478EBB
RGB	rgb(71, 142, 187)
HSL	hsl(203, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 24.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.36, -8.48, -30.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.36, 31.30, 254.28°)
OKLab	oklab(61.99% -0.0509 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(61.99% 0.099 238.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2378, 24.2714, 50.5697)
Luminance	0.2427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478EBB #BB7447

analogous

#47BBAE #478EBB #4754BB

triadic

#478EBB #BB478E #8EBB47

tetradic

#478EBB #AE47BB #BB7447 #54BB47

square

#478EBB #AE47BB #BB7447 #54BB47

split-complementary

#478EBB #BB4754 #BBAE47

monochromatic

#254B63 #356D90 #478EBB #74A9CC #A0C5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#478EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#478EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478EBB

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478EBB	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 142, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.099 238.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afcf',
    500: '#478ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478ebb;
$custom-light: #85afcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.276,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6199,
    "c": 0.09866,
    "h": 238.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478EBB

secondary

#C9A995

accent

#8552D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478EBB

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

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