#478ED1#478ED1
#478ED1 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.124 H 249.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #478ED1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 142, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 66%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 32.1%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.35, -1.14, -41.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.35, 41.02, 268.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.1% -0.044 -0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.124 249.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7759, 25.2866, 63.9370) |
| Luminance | 0.2529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.23
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.95
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.20
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.48
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.57
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#478ED1 #D18A47
analogous
#47D1CF #478ED1 #4749D1
triadic
#478ED1 #D1478E #8ED147
tetradic
#478ED1 #CF47D1 #D18A47 #49D147
square
#478ED1 #CF47D1 #D18A47 #49D147
split-complementary
#478ED1 #D14749 #D1CF47
monochromatic
#20507E #2C6FAF #478ED1 #78ACDD #A9CAE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#478ED1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#478ED1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #478ED1
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##478ED1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##478ED1 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7191D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D84D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #478ed1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 142, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.124 249.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88aedf',
500: '#478ed1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #478ed1; $custom-light: #88aedf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#478ed1",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 142,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.13,
"s": 60,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63103,
"c": 0.12412,
"h": 249.2
},
"luminance": 0.25289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#478ED1
secondary
#D7B99D
accent
#9245E3
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7D7F83