#478FBD#478FBD

#478FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.100 H 239.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478FBD
RGB	rgb(71, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(203, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.74, -8.39, -30.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.74, 31.80, 254.69°)
OKLab	oklab(62.32% -0.0513 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(62.32% 0.1 239.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6028, 24.6565, 51.7550)
Luminance	0.2466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#478FBD #BD7547

analogous

#47BDB0 #478FBD #4754BD

triadic

#478FBD #BD478F #8FBD47

tetradic

#478FBD #B047BD #BD7547 #54BD47

square

#478FBD #B047BD #BD7547 #54BD47

split-complementary

#478FBD #BD4754 #BDB047

monochromatic

#244C65 #346E92 #478FBD #74AACD #A1C6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#478FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.93

#478FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478FBD

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478FBD	1.00	3.54	5.93	5.93
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A83BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.100 239.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.39,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6232,
    "c": 0.10021,
    "h": 239.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478FBD

secondary

#CAAA96

accent

#8551D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478FBD

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

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