#479BC7#479BC7
#479BC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.104 H 234.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #479BC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 155, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 22.1%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.70, -11.84, -30.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.70, 32.41, 248.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.6% -0.0606 -0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.6% 0.104 234.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6247, 28.9033, 58.3029) |
| Luminance | 0.2891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.96
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.70
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.17
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.46
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.81
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#479BC7 #C77347
analogous
#47C7B3 #479BC7 #475BC7
triadic
#479BC7 #C7479B #9BC747
tetradic
#479BC7 #B347C7 #C77347 #5BC747
square
#479BC7 #B347C7 #C77347 #5BC747
split-complementary
#479BC7 #C7475B #C7B347
monochromatic
#225671 #317AA0 #479BC7 #76B4D5 #A5CEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#479BC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.78
#479BC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #479BC7
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##479BC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##479BC7 | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.78 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#869AC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748DC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #479bc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 155, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.104 234.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b8d8',
500: '#479bc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #479bc7; $custom-light: #87b8d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#479bc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 155,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.625,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.656,
"c": 0.10407,
"h": 234.4
},
"luminance": 0.28906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#479BC7
secondary
#D1AC99
accent
#7D4BDD
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083