#479CB3#479CB3

#479CB3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.088 H 218.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479CB3
RGB	rgb(71, 156, 179)
HSL	hsl(193, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(193, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.22, -18.68, -19.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.22, 27.12, 226.45°)
OKLab	oklab(64.96% -0.0692 -0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(64.96% 0.088 218.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.6204, 28.3689, 46.9227)
Luminance	0.2837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479CB3 #B35E47

analogous

#47B394 #479CB3 #4766B3

triadic

#479CB3 #B3479C #9CB347

tetradic

#479CB3 #9447B3 #B35E47 #66B347

square

#479CB3 #9447B3 #B35E47 #66B347

split-complementary

#479CB3 #B34766 #B39447

monochromatic

#24505B #367687 #479CB3 #71B4C7 #9CCBD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#479CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.67

#479CB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479CB3

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479CB3	1.00	3.15	6.67	6.67
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D98B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 156, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.088 218.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b9c9',
    500: '#479cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479cb3;
$custom-light: #85b9c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.778,
    "s": 43.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64964,
    "c": 0.08814,
    "h": 218.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479CB3

secondary

#C49C91

accent

#7055D3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479CB3

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

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