#479BC3#479BC3

#479BC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.100 H 231.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479BC3
RGB	rgb(71, 155, 195)
HSL	hsl(199, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.53, -13.13, -28.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.53, 31.09, 245.02°)
OKLab	oklab(65.42% -0.062 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(65.42% 0.1 231.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.1664, 28.7199, 55.8891)
Luminance	0.2872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479BC3 #C36F47

analogous

#47C3AD #479BC3 #475DC3

triadic

#479BC3 #C3479B #9BC347

tetradic

#479BC3 #AD47C3 #C36F47 #5DC347

square

#479BC3 #AD47C3 #C36F47 #5DC347

split-complementary

#479BC3 #C3475D #C3AD47

monochromatic

#23556C #32799A #479BC3 #75B4D2 #A3CDE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#479BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#479BC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479BC3

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479BC3	1.00	3.11	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.11	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)

#8799C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#768CC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 155, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.100 231.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b8d5',
    500: '#479bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479bc3;
$custom-light: #86b8d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.355,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65417,
    "c": 0.10034,
    "h": 231.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.28722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479BC3

secondary

#CEA998

accent

#7B4DDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #479BC3

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

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