#478FAD#478FAD

#478FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.085 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478FAD
RGB	rgb(71, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(198, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.09, -13.52, -22.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.09, 26.31, 239.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61.59% -0.0571 -0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(61.59% 0.085 227.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9609, 23.9997, 43.1075)
Luminance	0.2400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478FAD #AD6547

analogous

#47AD98 #478FAD #475CAD

triadic

#478FAD #AD478F #8FAD47

tetradic

#478FAD #9847AD #AD6547 #5CAD47

square

#478FAD #9847AD #AD6547 #5CAD47

split-complementary

#478FAD #AD475C #AD9847

monochromatic

#234756 #356B82 #478FAD #6EAAC3 #99C4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#478FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#478FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478FAD

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478FAD	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7182AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.085 227.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 41.803,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61587,
    "c": 0.08491,
    "h": 227.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478FAD

secondary

#C19D8E

accent

#7A56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478FAD

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

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