#478BB3 Color

#478BB3 is rgb(71, 139, 179) in RGB and hsl(202, 43%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#478BB3

HEX#478BB3

RGBrgb(71, 139, 179)

HSLhsl(202, 43%, 49%)

HSVhsv(202, 60%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.092 236.8)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 22%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #478BB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #478BB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#478BB3 Complementary#B36F47 Analogous#47B3A4 Analogous#4756B3 Triadic#B3478B Triadic#8BB347

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #478BB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5F9CBF #78ABC9 #92BBD3 #ABCBDE #C5DBE8 #DEEBF2

Shades

#3F7A9D #346683 #2C556D #214154 #19303E #0F1C24

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