#479CBF#479CBF

#479CBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.097 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479CBF
RGB	rgb(71, 156, 191)
HSL	hsl(198, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.67, -14.95, -25.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.67, 29.75, 239.84°)
OKLab	oklab(65.47% -0.0646 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(65.47% 0.097 228)
XYZ	xyz(23.8873, 28.8757, 53.5948)
Luminance	0.2888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479CBF #BF6A47

analogous

#47BFA6 #479CBF #4760BF

triadic

#479CBF #BF479C #9CBF47

tetradic

#479CBF #A647BF #BF6A47 #60BF47

square

#479CBF #A647BF #BF6A47 #60BF47

split-complementary

#479CBF #BF4760 #BFA647

monochromatic

#245468 #347995 #479CBF #74B4CF #A2CDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#479CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.78

#479CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479CBF

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479CBF	1.00	3.10	6.78	6.78
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 156, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.097 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b9d2',
    500: '#479cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479cbf;
$custom-light: #86b9d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.5,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65474,
    "c": 0.09659,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.28878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479CBF

secondary

#CBA696

accent

#7850D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479CBF

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

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