#478AAE Color

#478AAE is rgb(71, 138, 174) in RGB and hsl(201, 42%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#478AAE

HEX#478AAE

RGBrgb(71, 138, 174)

HSLhsl(201, 42%, 48%)

HSVhsv(201, 59%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.087 234.3)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 21%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #478AAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #478AAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#478AAE Complementary#AE6B47 Analogous#47AE9E Analogous#4756AE Triadic#AE478A Triadic#8AAE47

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #478AAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C9BBC #75AAC7 #8FBAD1 #ACCCDD #C5DBE7 #DEEBF2

Shades

#3E7998 #34647F #2B5369 #224253 #19313E #0F1D24

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