#479CBD#479CBD

#479CBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.095 H 226.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479CBD
RGB	rgb(71, 156, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.59, -15.58, -24.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.59, 29.22, 237.77°)
OKLab	oklab(65.39% -0.0653 -0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(65.39% 0.095 226.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6687, 28.7882, 52.4436)
Luminance	0.2879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479CBD #BD6847

analogous

#47BDA3 #479CBD #4761BD

triadic

#479CBD #BD479C #9CBD47

tetradic

#479CBD #A347BD #BD6847 #61BD47

square

#479CBD #A347BD #BD6847 #61BD47

split-complementary

#479CBD #BD4761 #BDA347

monochromatic

#245365 #347892 #479CBD #74B4CD #A1CCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#479CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.76

#479CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479CBD

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479CBD	1.00	3.11	6.76	6.76
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 156, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.095 226.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b9d1',
    500: '#479cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479cbd;
$custom-light: #86b9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.78,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65387,
    "c": 0.09499,
    "h": 226.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479CBD

secondary

#CAA496

accent

#7651D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479CBD

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

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