#478DB3 Color

#478DB3 is rgb(71, 141, 179) in RGB and hsl(201, 43%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#478DB3

HEX#478DB3

RGBrgb(71, 141, 179)

HSLhsl(201, 43%, 49%)

HSVhsv(201, 60%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.091 234.7)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #478DB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #478DB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#478DB3 Complementary#B36D47 Analogous#47B3A3 Analogous#4757B3 Triadic#B3478D Triadic#8DB347

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #478DB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5F9DBF #78ADC9 #92BCD3 #ABCCDE #C5DBE8 #DEEBF2

Shades

#3F7C9D #346883 #2C566D #214254 #19313E #0F1D24

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