#479CB4#479CB4

#479CB4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.089 H 219.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479CB4
RGB	rgb(71, 156, 180)
HSL	hsl(193, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(193, 61%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 13.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.26, -18.38, -20.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.26, 27.28, 227.65°)
OKLab	oklab(65.01% -0.0688 -0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(65.01% 0.089 219.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7219, 28.4095, 47.4573)
Luminance	0.2841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479CB4 #B45F47

analogous

#47B496 #479CB4 #4766B4

triadic

#479CB4 #B4479C #9CB447

tetradic

#479CB4 #9647B4 #B45F47 #66B447

square

#479CB4 #9647B4 #B45F47 #66B447

split-complementary

#479CB4 #B44766 #B49647

monochromatic

#24505C #367688 #479CB4 #71B4C7 #9DCBD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#479CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.68

#479CB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479CB4

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479CB4	1.00	3.14	6.68	6.68
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D98B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8CB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 156, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.089 219.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b9ca',
    500: '#479cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479cb4;
$custom-light: #85b9ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.211,
    "s": 43.426,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65006,
    "c": 0.08873,
    "h": 219.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.28412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479CB4

secondary

#C59D92

accent

#7055D3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479CB4

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

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