#479BBE#479BBE

#479BBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.096 H 228.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479BBE
RGB	rgb(71, 155, 190)
HSL	hsl(198, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.34, -14.72, -25.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.34, 29.60, 240.17°)
OKLab	oklab(65.19% -0.0639 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(65.19% 0.096 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6105, 28.4976, 52.9615)
Luminance	0.2850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#479BBE #BE6A47

analogous

#47BEA5 #479BBE #475FBE

triadic

#479BBE #BE479B #9BBE47

tetradic

#479BBE #A547BE #BE6A47 #5FBE47

square

#479BBE #A547BE #BE6A47 #5FBE47

split-complementary

#479BBE #BE475F #BEA547

monochromatic

#245366 #347894 #479BBE #74B4CE #A1CCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#479BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.70

#479BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479BBE

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479BBE	1.00	3.13	6.70	6.70
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 155, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.096 228.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 47.791,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65193,
    "c": 0.09602,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479BBE

secondary

#CBA696

accent

#7850D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479BBE

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

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