#479AAE#479AAE

#479AAE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.085 H 215.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479AAE
RGB	rgb(71, 154, 174)
HSL	hsl(192, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(192, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 11.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.44, -19.15, -18.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.44, 26.29, 223.26°)
OKLab	oklab(64.28% -0.069 -0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(64.28% 0.085 215.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7911, 27.5046, 44.1967)
Luminance	0.2751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479AAE #AE5B47

analogous

#47AE8E #479AAE #4767AE

triadic

#479AAE #AE479A #9AAE47

tetradic

#479AAE #8E47AE #AE5B47 #67AE47

square

#479AAE #8E47AE #AE5B47 #67AE47

split-complementary

#479AAE #AE4767 #AE8E47

monochromatic

#244D57 #357483 #479AAE #6EB3C4 #9ACAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.23

#479AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.50

#479AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479AAE

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479AAE	1.00	3.23	6.50	6.50
#FFFFFF	3.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C96AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 154, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.085 215.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b8c6',
    500: '#479aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479aae;
$custom-light: #84b8c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.65,
    "s": 42.041,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64278,
    "c": 0.0852,
    "h": 215.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.27507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479AAE

secondary

#C2998F

accent

#6E56D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479AAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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