#479BCB#479BCB

#479BCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.108 H 236.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479BCB
RGB	rgb(71, 155, 203)
HSL	hsl(202, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(202, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.86, -10.54, -32.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.86, 33.84, 251.86°)
OKLab	oklab(65.79% -0.0592 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(65.79% 0.108 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0952, 29.0915, 60.7810)
Luminance	0.2909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479BCB #CB7747

analogous

#47CBB9 #479BCB #4759CB

triadic

#479BCB #CB479B #9BCB47

tetradic

#479BCB #B947CB #CB7747 #59CB47

square

#479BCB #B947CB #CB7747 #59CB47

split-complementary

#479BCB #CB4759 #CBB947

monochromatic

#215776 #2F7BA6 #479BCB #77B5D8 #A6CFE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#479BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.82

#479BCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479BCB

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479BCB	1.00	3.08	6.82	6.82
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#849ACD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#728DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 155, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.108 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87b8db',
    500: '#479bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479bcb;
$custom-light: #87b8db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.818,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65787,
    "c": 0.10799,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479BCB

secondary

#D3AF9B

accent

#7F49DF

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FB

border

#CBD0D4

text

#0C1115

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #479BCB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →