#478fed

Color #478fed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#478fed

RGB

rgb(71, 143, 237)

HSL

hsl(214, 82.2%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 70%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(70%, 39.7%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(59.06, 7.96, -53.92)

LCH

lch(59.06, 54.5, 278.4)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1584, 256.12)

HWB

hwb(214, 27.8%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eda547

Analogous

#47e2ed

#478fed

#5247ed

Triadic

#478fed

#ed478f

#8fed47

Split-complementary

#478fed

#ed5247

#e2ed47

Tetradic

#478fed

#a547ed

#eda547

#8fed47

Square

#478fed

#ed47e2

#eda547

#47ed52

Shades

Color #478fed mixed toward black.

#1872e8

#125bbb

#0e458c

#092e5e

#05172f

Tints

Color #478fed mixed toward white.

#66a2f0

#84b4f3

#a3c7f6

#c2daf9

#e0ecfc

Tones

Color #478fed mixed toward gray.

#5591df

#6393d1

#7194c4

#7e96b6

#8c98a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6edb · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#6964d6 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#4dcbc8 · ΔE 31.6

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 24.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #478fed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#478fed]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#478fed (#478fed) is rgb(71, 143, 237) in RGB.

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

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