#479BBD#479BBD

#479BBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.095 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479BBD
RGB	rgb(71, 155, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.30, -15.04, -25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.30, 29.32, 239.15°)
OKLab	oklab(65.15% -0.0642 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(65.15% 0.095 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5016, 28.4540, 52.3879)
Luminance	0.2846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479BBD #BD6947

analogous

#47BDA4 #479BBD #4760BD

triadic

#479BBD #BD479B #9BBD47

tetradic

#479BBD #A447BD #BD6947 #60BD47

square

#479BBD #A447BD #BD6947 #60BD47

split-complementary

#479BBD #BD4760 #BDA447

monochromatic

#245365 #347792 #479BBD #74B3CD #A1CCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#479BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.69

#479BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479BBD

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479BBD	1.00	3.14	6.69	6.69
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 155, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.095 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b8d1',
    500: '#479bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479bbd;
$custom-light: #86b8d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.288,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6515,
    "c": 0.09521,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479BBD

secondary

#CAA596

accent

#7851D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479BBD

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

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