#479DBD#479DBD

#479DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.095 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479DBD
RGB	rgb(71, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.89, -16.12, -24.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.89, 29.12, 236.40°)
OKLab	oklab(65.63% -0.0664 -0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(65.63% 0.095 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8372, 29.1252, 52.4997)
Luminance	0.2913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479DBD #BD6747

analogous

#47BDA2 #479DBD #4762BD

triadic

#479DBD #BD479D #9DBD47

tetradic

#479DBD #A247BD #BD6747 #62BD47

square

#479DBD #A247BD #BD6747 #62BD47

split-complementary

#479DBD #BD4762 #BDA247

monochromatic

#245465 #347992 #479DBD #74B5CD #A1CDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#479DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.83

#479DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479DBD

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479DBD	1.00	3.08	6.83	6.83
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.095 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad1',
    500: '#479dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479dbd;
$custom-light: #86bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.271,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65625,
    "c": 0.09479,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479DBD

secondary

#CAA496

accent

#7551D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479DBD

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

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