#478FAE#478FAE

#478FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.086 H 228.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478FAE
RGB	rgb(71, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(198, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.13, -13.21, -23.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.13, 26.59, 240.22°)
OKLab	oklab(61.63% -0.0567 -0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(61.63% 0.086 228.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0580, 24.0386, 43.6191)
Luminance	0.2404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478FAE #AE6647

analogous

#47AE99 #478FAE #475BAE

triadic

#478FAE #AE478F #8FAE47

tetradic

#478FAE #9947AE #AE6647 #5BAE47

square

#478FAE #9947AE #AE6647 #5BAE47

split-complementary

#478FAE #AE475B #AE9947

monochromatic

#244857 #356B83 #478FAE #6EAAC4 #9AC4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#478FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#478FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478FAE

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478FAE	1.00	3.62	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7082AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.086 228.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afc6',
    500: '#478fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478fae;
$custom-light: #83afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.058,
    "s": 42.041,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61631,
    "c": 0.08574,
    "h": 228.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478FAE

secondary

#C29E8F

accent

#7B56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478FAE

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

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