#478cf8

Color #478cf8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 4.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#478cf8

RGB

rgb(71, 140, 248)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 92.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 71.4%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.4%, 43.5%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(58.85, 13.63, -60.33)

LCH

lch(58.85, 61.85, 282.73)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1759, 259.12)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 27.8%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8b347

Analogous

#47e5f8

#478cf8

#5a47f8

Triadic

#478cf8

#f8478c

#8cf847

Split-complementary

#478cf8

#f85a47

#e5f847

Tetradic

#478cf8

#b347f8

#f8b347

#8cf847

Square

#478cf8

#f847e5

#f8b347

#47f85a

Shades

Color #478cf8 mixed toward black.

#146cf6

#0855cd

#063f9a

#042a66

#021533

Tints

Color #478cf8 mixed toward white.

#659ff9

#84b2fa

#a3c5fc

#c2d9fd

#e0ecfe

Tones

Color #478cf8 mixed toward gray.

#568fe9

#6492da

#7396cc

#8299bd

#919cae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ce4 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#6862df · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#4cd2ce · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #478cf8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#478cf8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#478cf8 (#478cf8) is rgb(71, 140, 248) in RGB.

No, #478cf8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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