#479CBB#479CBB

#479CBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.093 H 225.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479CBB
RGB	rgb(71, 156, 187)
HSL	hsl(196, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 16.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.52, -16.21, -23.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.52, 28.72, 235.64°)
OKLab	oklab(65.3% -0.0661 -0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(65.3% 0.093 225)
XYZ	xyz(23.4531, 28.7020, 51.3081)
Luminance	0.2870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479CBB #BB6647

analogous

#47BBA0 #479CBB #4762BB

triadic

#479CBB #BB479C #9CBB47

tetradic

#479CBB #A047BB #BB6647 #62BB47

square

#479CBB #A047BB #BB6647 #62BB47

split-complementary

#479CBB #BB4762 #BBA047

monochromatic

#255263 #357790 #479CBB #74B4CC #A0CCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#479CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#479CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479CBB

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479CBB	1.00	3.12	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.12	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)

#8B99BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 156, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.093 225.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b9cf',
    500: '#479cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479cbb;
$custom-light: #86b9cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.034,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65301,
    "c": 0.09346,
    "h": 225
  },
  "luminance": 0.28704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479CBB

secondary

#C9A395

accent

#7552D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479CBB

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

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