#479BB3#479BB3

#479BB3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.088 H 219.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479BB3
RGB	rgb(71, 155, 179)
HSL	hsl(193, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(193, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.92, -18.15, -20.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.92, 27.09, 227.93°)
OKLab	oklab(64.72% -0.0681 -0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(64.72% 0.088 219.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4533, 28.0347, 46.8670)
Luminance	0.2804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479BB3 #B35F47

analogous

#47B395 #479BB3 #4765B3

triadic

#479BB3 #B3479B #9BB347

tetradic

#479BB3 #9547B3 #B35F47 #65B347

square

#479BB3 #9547B3 #B35F47 #65B347

split-complementary

#479BB3 #B34765 #B39547

monochromatic

#244F5B #367587 #479BB3 #71B3C7 #9CCBD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#479BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.61

#479BB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479BB3

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479BB3	1.00	3.18	6.61	6.61
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C97B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8BB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 155, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.088 219.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b8c9',
    500: '#479bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479bb3;
$custom-light: #85b8c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.333,
    "s": 43.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64724,
    "c": 0.0881,
    "h": 219.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479BB3

secondary

#C49D91

accent

#7155D3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479BB3

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

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