#479DB4#479DB4

#479DB4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.089 H 218.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479DB4
RGB	rgb(71, 157, 180)
HSL	hsl(193, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(193, 61%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.56, -18.91, -19.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.56, 27.31, 226.18°)
OKLab	oklab(65.25% -0.0699 -0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(65.25% 0.089 218.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8904, 28.7465, 47.5135)
Luminance	0.2875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479DB4 #B45E47

analogous

#47B495 #479DB4 #4766B4

triadic

#479DB4 #B4479D #9DB447

tetradic

#479DB4 #9547B4 #B45E47 #66B447

square

#479DB4 #9547B4 #B45E47 #66B447

split-complementary

#479DB4 #B44766 #B49547

monochromatic

#24505C #367788 #479DB4 #71B5C7 #9DCCD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#479DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.75

#479DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479DB4

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479DB4	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)

#8E99B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8DB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 157, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.089 218.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85baca',
    500: '#479db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479db4;
$custom-light: #85baca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.661,
    "s": 43.426,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65246,
    "c": 0.08878,
    "h": 218.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479DB4

secondary

#C59D92

accent

#6F55D3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479DB4

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

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