#479CBC#479CBC

#479CBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.094 H 225.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479CBC
RGB	rgb(71, 156, 188)
HSL	hsl(196, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 17%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.56, -15.89, -24.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.56, 28.96, 236.72°)
OKLab	oklab(65.34% -0.0657 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(65.34% 0.094 225.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5605, 28.7450, 51.8739)
Luminance	0.2875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479CBC #BC6747

analogous

#47BCA1 #479CBC #4761BC

triadic

#479CBC #BC479C #9CBC47

tetradic

#479CBC #A147BC #BC6747 #61BC47

square

#479CBC #A147BC #BC6747 #61BC47

split-complementary

#479CBC #BC4761 #BCA147

monochromatic

#245364 #357891 #479CBC #74B4CC #A1CCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#479CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.75

#479CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479CBC

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479CBC	1.00	3.11	6.75	6.75
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B99BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 156, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.094 225.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b9d0',
    500: '#479cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479cbc;
$custom-light: #86b9d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.41,
    "s": 46.614,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65344,
    "c": 0.09421,
    "h": 225.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.28747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479CBC

secondary

#C9A495

accent

#7652D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479CBC

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

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