#478EC2#478EC2

#478EC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.106 H 242.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478EC2
RGB	rgb(71, 142, 194)
HSL	hsl(205, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.66, -6.18, -33.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.66, 34.19, 259.59°)
OKLab	oklab(62.33% -0.0486 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(62.33% 0.106 242.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0055, 24.5785, 54.6129)
Luminance	0.2458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478EC2 #C27B47

analogous

#47C2B9 #478EC2 #4751C2

triadic

#478EC2 #C2478E #8EC247

tetradic

#478EC2 #B947C2 #C27B47 #51C247

square

#478EC2 #B947C2 #C27B47 #51C247

split-complementary

#478EC2 #C24751 #C2B947

monochromatic

#244D6B #336E99 #478EC2 #75AAD1 #A3C6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#478EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#478EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478EC2

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478EC2	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)

#778FC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6683C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 142, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.106 242.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed4',
    500: '#478ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478ec2;
$custom-light: #86aed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.366,
    "s": 50.204,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62331,
    "c": 0.10636,
    "h": 242.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478EC2

secondary

#CDAE97

accent

#894EDA

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #478EC2

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

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