#479CBE#479CBE

#479CBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.096 H 227.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479CBE
RGB	rgb(71, 156, 190)
HSL	hsl(197, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.63, -15.26, -25.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.63, 29.48, 238.81°)
OKLab	oklab(65.43% -0.0649 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(65.43% 0.096 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7776, 28.8318, 53.0172)
Luminance	0.2883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479CBE #BE6947

analogous

#47BEA4 #479CBE #4760BE

triadic

#479CBE #BE479C #9CBE47

tetradic

#479CBE #A447BE #BE6947 #60BE47

square

#479CBE #A447BE #BE6947 #60BE47

split-complementary

#479CBE #BE4760 #BEA447

monochromatic

#245366 #347894 #479CBE #74B4CE #A1CDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#479CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.77

#479CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479CBE

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479CBE	1.00	3.10	6.77	6.77
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798DBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 156, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.096 227.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 47.791,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65431,
    "c": 0.09578,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479CBE

secondary

#CBA596

accent

#7750D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479CBE

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

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