#479BC2#479BC2

#479BC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.099 H 231.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479BC2
RGB	rgb(71, 155, 194)
HSL	hsl(199, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(199, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 20.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.49, -13.45, -27.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.49, 30.77, 244.09°)
OKLab	oklab(65.37% -0.0624 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(65.37% 0.099 231.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0537, 28.6749, 55.2956)
Luminance	0.2868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479BC2 #C26E47

analogous

#47C2AB #479BC2 #475EC2

triadic

#479BC2 #C2479B #9BC247

tetradic

#479BC2 #AB47C2 #C26E47 #5EC247

square

#479BC2 #AB47C2 #C26E47 #5EC247

split-complementary

#479BC2 #C2475E #C2AB47

monochromatic

#24546B #337999 #479BC2 #75B4D1 #A3CDE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#479BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#479BC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479BC2

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479BC2	1.00	3.12	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8799C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#768CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 155, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.099 231.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b8d4',
    500: '#479bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479bc2;
$custom-light: #86b8d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.024,
    "s": 50.204,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65372,
    "c": 0.09945,
    "h": 231.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479BC2

secondary

#CDA997

accent

#7A4EDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #479BC2

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

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