#478ba2

Color #478ba2

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#478ba2

RGB

rgb(71, 139, 162)

HSL

hsl(195.2, 39.1%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.2, 56.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.2%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(54.46, -14.73, -18.75)

LCH

lch(54.46, 23.84, 231.85)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.077, 222.47)

HWB

hwb(195.2, 27.8%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a25e47

Analogous

#47a28c

#478ba2

#475da2

Triadic

#478ba2

#a2478b

#8ba247

Split-complementary

#478ba2

#a2475d

#a28c47

Tetradic

#478ba2

#5e47a2

#a25e47

#8ba247

Square

#478ba2

#8c47a2

#a25e47

#5da247

Shades

Color #478ba2 mixed toward black.

#3b7487

#2f5d6c

#234651

#182e36

#0c171b

Tints

Color #478ba2 mixed toward white.

#5ea2b9

#7fb4c7

#9fc7d5

#bfdae3

#dfecf1

Tones

Color #478ba2 mixed toward gray.

#4f879b

#568493

#5e808b

#657c84

#6d787c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6c9d · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#67629c · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#4c9998 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #478ba2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#478ba2]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#478ba2 (#478ba2) is rgb(71, 139, 162) in RGB.

No, #478ba2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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