#478EBE#478EBE

#478EBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.102 H 240.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478EBE
RGB	rgb(71, 142, 190)
HSL	hsl(204, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.49, -7.50, -31.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.49, 32.51, 256.66°)
OKLab	oklab(62.14% -0.0499 -0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(62.14% 0.102 240.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.5623, 24.4012, 52.2788)
Luminance	0.2440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478EBE #BE7747

analogous

#47BEB2 #478EBE #4752BE

triadic

#478EBE #BE478E #8EBE47

tetradic

#478EBE #B247BE #BE7747 #52BE47

square

#478EBE #B247BE #BE7747 #52BE47

split-complementary

#478EBE #BE4752 #BEB247

monochromatic

#244C66 #346D94 #478EBE #74AACE #A1C6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#478EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#478EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478EBE

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478EBE	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)

#788EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6882BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 142, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.102 240.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afd1',
    500: '#478ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478ebe;
$custom-light: #85afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.202,
    "s": 47.791,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62135,
    "c": 0.10191,
    "h": 240.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478EBE

secondary

#CBAB96

accent

#8750D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478EBE

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

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