#478FC3#478FC3
#478FC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.107 H 242.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #478FC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 143, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.6%, 26.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.00, -6.42, -33.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.00, 34.27, 259.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.61% -0.0493 -0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.61% 0.107 242.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2676, 24.9224, 55.2562) |
| Luminance | 0.2492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.00
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.15
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.65
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.74
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.77
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#478FC3 #C37B47
analogous
#47C3B9 #478FC3 #4751C3
triadic
#478FC3 #C3478F #8FC347
tetradic
#478FC3 #B947C3 #C37B47 #51C347
square
#478FC3 #B947C3 #C37B47 #51C347
split-complementary
#478FC3 #C34751 #C3B947
monochromatic
#234E6C #326F9A #478FC3 #75ABD2 #A3C7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#478FC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#478FC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #478FC3
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##478FC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##478FC3 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7890C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6783C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #478fc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 143, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.107 242.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86afd5',
500: '#478fc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #478fc3; $custom-light: #86afd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#478fc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 143,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.161,
"s": 50.82,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62612,
"c": 0.1068,
"h": 242.5
},
"luminance": 0.24925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#478FC3
secondary
#CEAF98
accent
#894DDA
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83