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#478aca color: Blue Sonki

#478aca is rgb(71, 138, 202) in RGB and oklch(61.824% 0.11905 249.369) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

61.8%
0.119
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #478aca

#478aca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.65:1 contrast and black text 5.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Sonki (#4a87cb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #478aca mixed with white

  1. 478aca
  2. 5b96d0
  3. 6da1d6
  4. 80addb
  5. 92b9e1
  6. a4c4e6
  7. b6d0eb
  8. c8dcf1
  9. dae7f5
  10. edf3fa

Darker: #478aca mixed with black

  1. 478aca
  2. 3d77af
  3. 326595
  4. 28537c
  5. 1f4264
  6. 16324d
  7. 0d2237
  8. 061422
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #478aca with less saturation

  1. 478aca
  2. 4f8ac3
  3. 568abd
  4. 5d8ab6
  5. 6489af
  6. 6a89a9
  7. 7088a2
  8. 76889b
  9. 7b8794
  10. 80868d

Questions about #478aca

What color is #478aca?

#478aca is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Sonki. In RGB it is rgb(71, 138, 202), in HSL hsl(209.31, 55.27%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.824% 0.11905 249.369).

What colors go well with #478aca?

The complementary color of #478aca is #b37726. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0095b6 and #777dcc. The triadic partners are #c16576 and #6e9341.

Is white or black text more readable on #478aca?

White text reads better on #478aca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and black gives 5.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #478aca a warm or cool color?

#478aca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 61.8% and its chroma 0.119.