#478cee

Color #478cee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#478cee

RGB

rgb(71, 140, 238)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 83.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 70.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.2%, 41.2%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(58.29, 10.1, -55.71)

LCH

lch(58.29, 56.62, 280.28)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.1629, 257.56)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 27.8%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eea947

Analogous

#47e0ee

#478cee

#5647ee

Triadic

#478cee

#ee478c

#8cee47

Split-complementary

#478cee

#ee5647

#e0ee47

Tetradic

#478cee

#a947ee

#eea947

#8cee47

Square

#478cee

#ee47e0

#eea947

#47ee56

Shades

Color #478cee mixed toward black.

#186fea

#1158bd

#0d428d

#092c5e

#04162f

Tints

Color #478cee mixed toward white.

#669ff1

#84b2f4

#a3c6f7

#c2d9f9

#e0ecfc

Tones

Color #478cee mixed toward gray.

#558ee0

#6391d2

#7193c4

#7f96b6

#8d98a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6cdb · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#6862d7 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#4ccbc7 · ΔE 32.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #478cee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#478cee]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#478cee (#478cee) is rgb(71, 140, 238) in RGB.

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

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